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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).

clonazepam for MS

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I have been experiencing cramps and spasms in legs and hands sometimes (often, there were no these effects, but something like buzzing?). Anyway, doctor said that we could be talking about possible MS. I was prescribed with clonazepam for MS, and starting to feel better immediately. What is the...

by User avatar quincey31883

Numbness in arms and legs

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I feel numbness on arms and legs if I stay still for about 10 mins laying down and just sitting. Why is that?

by User avatar Guest

traumatic brain injury

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I have to know something about traumatic brain injury. I would never forgive myself if my baby will have some consequences because of what happened the other day. I went to kitchen for a sec, and she just fell and hit her head on the table's edge. She is only 3 years old, doctors said that she was...

by User avatar fara48252

can't get rid of migraine

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I can't get rid of migraine and in this way I am trying to find out something more about this condition. I have been living with this for almost seven years now. Migraine attacks are sometimes hard, sometimes I do not even feel them. Well, because of the hard ones I am trying to get some more help....

by User avatar ileana37979

How to deal with depression following ALS

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I think that my mother has depression. At first I thought that she is just sad because of her illness. By the way, she is diagnosed with amiotrophical lateral sclerosis. I don't know anything about this disease, so I want to ask you. Is it possible that depression is following ALS? How to deal with...

by User avatar wolf35188

Pressure in head, numbness in legs, back & hands

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Hello, I'm 25 and have been experiencing strange symptoms for the past 2 years. My symptoms are in order as they occured: Dizziness Blurred Vision Headaches - Migraines at least twice a month Head Pressure Tongue Numbess Numbess in hands Nerve jolts starting with my spine extending to hands and...

by User avatar AshleyC

problems with swallowing in ALS

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Can you teach me how to eat? I must have forgotten it. Some people are saying that swallowing is reflex function, the one you not need to learn and you can not forget. That is not my case. I am choking every time I start eating. I suppose that my muscles got weak because of amyotrophical lateral...

by User avatar jonell49188

Spinal Arachnoid Cyst

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I was involved in a car accident jan 31 2006. Had a mri done on nov 2006. I found out that I have a ararchnoid cyst along with acouple of slipped discs. C7,T1-T2,T9-T10. I have no previous injuries before my accident. Want are the chances of my cyst coming from my accident. It doesnt run in my...

by User avatar gunmaster49601

hot flashes, visual auras, hallucinations, disorientation, loss of balance & epilepsy

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I have suffered from epilepsy (grand mal seizures, evidently in the temporal lobe, cause idiopathic) since I was 26, but have been controlled on Depakote for 10 years. I have just entered menopause. I have been told I have migraines with visual auras, although I don't actually get a bad headache....

by User avatar furdog49441

My father's hands are shaking when in particular position! Is it parkinson's?

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Hi, I am very concerned. My father is a sixty years old man. Apart from some usual problems, his health condition has been just fine. However, some time ago a problem occurred. His hands are shaking when in a particular position. I would appreciate it very much if you can tell me if this is...

by User avatar darda32867