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Nervous System Disorders and Diseases

Ask questions and share information about nervous system disorders and diseases here. Talk about vascular disorders (stroke, transient ischemic attack or TIA, subarachnoid hemorrhage, subdural hemorrhage and hematoma, and extradural hemorrhage), infections (meningitis, encephalitis, polio, and epidural abscess), functional disorders ( headache, epilepsy, dizziness, and neuralgia), structural disorders (Bell's palsy, cervical spondylosis, carpal tunnel syndrome, brain or spinal cord tumors, peripheral neuropathy, and Guillain-Barre syndrome) and degeneration (Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Huntington's chorea, and Alzheimer's disease).

Brain stem stroke

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Hello, Our mom Suzanne, had a brain stem stroke on May 23, 2008. She has made some great progress considering the condition she was in 4-5 months ago. Our mom is on a G tube, and can not swallow at all. Due to not being able to swallow, she has coughing fits now and then. From coughing so hard she...

by User avatar innovate94144

face and limb numbness

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I am a 34 year old male who has used smokless tobaco for 25 years last febuary i started having jaw pain and numbness in both sides of my mouth, i saw a doctor and a dentist had X-rays and a CT scan they showed nothing, in july i was still having the jaw pain and numbness, the pain started to...

by User avatar dankan12345697358

Loosing hear because of the meningitis in children

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Hi, folks. My friend’s kid has been diagnosed with meningitis. However, I think that lately he has been experiencing some hearing loss because of this. Is it possible that these two entities are related somehow? I will really appreciate all your replies considering this. Thank you in advance...

by User avatar ford122297294

Applying corticosteroids for meningitis caused by haemophilus

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Hello, good people. My closest friend has been diagnosed with meningitis. As far as I know, it is caused by haemophilus in his case. He was recommended to receive corticosteroids. This was little strange to me, so I would like to know if applying of these medications are usual for his disease....

by User avatar garrik124565424

Binge Drinking Increases Stroke Risk Too

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Moderate drinking has been found to lower the risk of heart disease and stroke, however, regular, heavy alcohol consumption was found to have the opposite effect. A new study showed that people who occasionally binge drink may have a heightened long-term risk of suffering a stroke and that even...

by User avatar Lori2592

Patients with iron deficiency may have Restless leg syndrome

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Hello, guys. I have a question to ask. Is it possible for patients with iron deficiency to develop restless leg syndrome? My cousin claims this is possible and I am not sure. I would like to hear what you know about this. I also hope my cousin is not right. Thank you in advance. Bye!

by User avatar liuka61796285

Can meningitis have a fatal end?

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Hi, folks. My friend has been just diagnosed with meningitis and he was transferred to the hospital. I know that this is a serious infection and I am very scared. I would like to know if this disease has a fatal end. I would appreciate if you could be sincere with me. I hope someone will answer.

by User avatar byrann163481914

How is meningitis caused by meningococcal infection manifesting in children?

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Hello, folks. My friends’ kid has been administrated to the hospital. It seems that he has meningitis. It is caused by meningococcal infection. I would like to know how this kind of infection is manifesting in children. I will really appreciate all your replies considering this. Thank you in...

by User avatar cornelius18995873

Treating meningitis in children

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Hi, folks. My little cousin has been administrated to the hospital. In fact, he is diagnosed with meningitis. I know that this is serious infection, so I would like to know something more about treating this infection in children. I will appreciate any kind of info. Thanks in advance. Bye, folks.

by User avatar gibb37530

Meningitis caused by haemophilus

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Hi, folks. My friend has been hospitalized due to meningitis. I know that this is a serious infection. In his case, it was caused by haemophilus. I would like to know if this kind of meningitis has some special characteristic. I would really appreciate all your replies considering this. Thanks. Bye!

by User avatar dan180692021