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).

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Increased pain after lumbar epidural

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I had a cortisone injection in my L4 region about 6 days ago. My sciatica pain has increased, not decreased. I called the doctor and he said this is not unusual and the cortisone will kick in. Is this because the cortisone is increasing the pressure on my sciatic nerve? I was nervous about this...

by Carrie C over a year ago

over a year ago by Carrie C

NUMBNESS IN FACE AND ARM

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MY HUSBAND HAS HAD NUMBNESS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS FACE AND ARM AND FINGERS, FOR ABOUT 6 MO. HE HASN'T INJURED HIMSELF OR FALLEN, AND WE KNOW IT'S NOT A STROKE. CAN SOMEBODY GIVE ME ANY ADVICE WHAT MAY BE THE PROBLEM. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. VESTA

by mamavj44 over a year ago

over a year ago by mamavj44

HEAD CYSTS , EXHASTION , ACHING LIMBS , VERTIGO

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Hi , i'd like some advice on a some symptoms my mum has , about a year ago she was had a head scan as she was getting pains in her head , she described a noise in her head as cotton wool being srcunched. these symptoms have come and gone through the year , she chased up her results with the...

by pashi200429251 over a year ago

over a year ago by Guest

why am i dizzy feeling?

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Im a 26 yr. old thats been felling dizzy for a about a little over a week now. I checked my blood sugar and been keeping track of my blood pressure and all of that is normal so i was wondering what could be causeing it?

by Guest over a year ago

over a year ago by Guest

Hackers attacked epilepsy forum causing migraines and seizures

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Hackers don’t usually attack to cause physical pain on their victims but rather earn money. For example, a few months ago, some hackers exploited a simple coding vulnerability in Sen. Barack Obama's Web site and managed to redirect users to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's official campaign site....

by Lori2592 over a year ago

over a year ago by Lori2592

Numbness hands and feet, jopint pain , headakes, weightgain, mood swings

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Hi Im a 35 year old female, I have had bad headakes for 2 years I take a bottle of 200 IBUS a week. I wake up in the night sweating to death even with a fan and windows open. I have bad mood swings, My joints hurt I have numbness in my feet all the time. My head hurting all the time is more than...

by ange26g over a year ago

over a year ago by ange26g

recovering from a stroke

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Hi, I know the effects of a massive stroke on a survivor and the family because I had two on the same day. I had mine at age 46 and my father had his at 47, it runs in the family. I learned allot from my dads stroke and I applied it to mine. With work and a good attitude my left side is now...

by jimpet69953 over a year ago

over a year ago by jimpet69953

The devastating impact stroke had on my husband's life!

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Hi, folks. My husband had stroke several years ago. After that, he suffered for a year and I remember what devastating impact stroke had on my husband's life. He passed away, but I still remember how difficult that was for him, but for his family as well. I guess there are many people like my...

by jeromy196161586 over a year ago

over a year ago by jimpet69953

Peripheral Neuropathy after cervical spine fusion

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Hi, I am 43 years old male and I had neck injury several months ago. I was playing basketball with my friends and I've got hit in the neck. Since then I started to feel sharp pain and my moves were limited. I decided to visit my doctor who sends me to x-ray and he told me that my cervical spine is...

by barrie35830 over a year ago

over a year ago by jkendrick69441