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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).

Constant headaches, neck and shoulder pain

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My mother has been suffering from constant headaches for over 2 years. She did feel better for a couple of months after trying a medication prescribed by her 1st Neurologist. Feeling better only lasted a short time. She says her headaches go away while she is in bed with her head on the pillow,...

by User avatar lidia54

EEG results

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I am asked to provide some EEG results for my doc is suspecting on encephalitis for the symptoms I have recently-dizziness, headache, seizures but also sudden fever accompanied with nausea and vomiting and lately my fontanels were bulging. Besides that I also have frequent herpes problem-little red...

by User avatar perl47349

ischemic stroke outcomes

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My grandfather is 79 years old and he still holds himself very good, considering the age. Still we are worried for him because he lives all alone and does not allow anyone to help him. We appreciate that he is so independent but we are aware that it might not last for long. Two of his friends had...

by User avatar currey44788

Gastric bypass and neuropathy in legs and hands

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My son has gastric bypass in May and has done well with weight lose. He is having a problem with the nerves in his hands and legs. he hasn't been able to walk in two weeks. Any answers out there would be greatly appreciated.

by User avatar sextonglenda@yahoo.com

dizzy

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i'm 12 and for a the past few days i've felt a little weird cause i was getting headaches regularly, and i've only had about 10 in my life, but yesterday when i was in the woods playing with my friend i slipped and landed on my butt ( which hurt cause i landed on a rock ><) but when i got back...

by User avatar kelikei46225

Could parkinson's disease cause depression?

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Hi, my father is a sixty three years old man. After some problems that have occurred in his life we decided to take him to see a doctor. After some tests, he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. The doctor prescribed him some medicine. However, a new problem arose. My father is feeling very...

by User avatar vinita37860

Is it possible to have permanent nerve damage in spine?

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Hello, I am a 50 year old female with a very long history of degenerated discs. Finally found out last Oct. that the L-5 disc was totally gone. I had surgery to add a new disc and pull my pelvic bone back into place in Dec. I am worried because I still have much of the pains in mostly my right...

by User avatar karyan44873

Is parkinson's disease causing dementia?

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Hi, my mother has been diagnosed with parkinson's disease seven years ago. Up until now she didn't have any problems with her memory. But things have changed. She has started to forget things that happened just few hours ago. For instance, by four o'clock she can't remember what she had for two...

by User avatar andie31762

Head tremor

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I noticed my father has an involuntary head tremor, usually when he is focused on watching a program on tv, etc. He is 71. What usually causes this type of tremor?

by User avatar cbaker

Femoral nerve damage

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Hi there, I am a guy who is 32 years old and I would like to know more about femoral nerve damage. My friend injured himself and doctors told him that femoral nerve in his knee is damaged. That is all I know about this and it would be nice if I know more. Because of it, I need some answers.

by User avatar aksel40940