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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).

trauma to the femoral nerve

Hello. I am a guy that is 19 years old and I would like to know something more about the damage of the femoral nerve. I have a family friend that limps badly, and as I understood, that is because of the trauma to the femoral nerve. So I understand that it is a nerve in the leg, but do not understand...

by User avatar iain171162537

painkiller drug withdrawal

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Writing on behalf of my adult daughter who has intractable pain [has had two surgeries for TMJ - neither of which were successful]. Her pain, as well as pain meds, has been increasing over the years. She was once addicted to percoset and went thru withdrawal on her own, but was left with such...

by User avatar rmmmorgan155771

Sudden onset of pain in temple area

Hello Oh I am so relieved to see this is a problem others are having if you know what I mean?  I just woke out of a sleep with sharp pain in the Temple area and shooting down the side of my head and it is painful .  I have a wonderful imagination and thought of course at first it was an anyurism...

by User avatar susan4

Cure for anxiety - 14 Years old

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I think I could have anxiety.. I have listed my symptoms in another topic. I was just wondering, if this is anxiety, how should I treat it? I am fourteen.. turning 15 this year .. is that too young for pills? I talk about it a lot, so I dont think councilling or seeing a professional would really...

by User avatar Guest

The Déjà Vu Phenomenon Resolved

We have all experienced a sensation of having done, seen or gone through certain things before. Truly amazing feeling that many people, superstitious or not, linked to experiences from past lives. However, scientists have surprised us again by finding out that Déjà Vu Phenomenon is nothing more...

by User avatar Danny

Dizziness/Nausea/ringing in the ears

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This might be helpful to some of you. For the last few months I have been suffering from dizziness, nausea, and ringing in my ears. I went to my primary doctor who found nothing and referred me to an Ear Nose and Throat specialist. He said it was not an inner ear problem and suggested I have an...

by User avatar Guest

numbness in the legs and dizziness

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Hey my name is Kale. My boyfriend left for San Antonio yesterday and today he told me that he is feeling this horrible numbness in his legs like they are building pressure with every step that he takes and he is getting dizzy like everything is going really fast. He said that when he tries to lay...

by User avatar vetra-kale888111318

common tests for Adrenoleukodystrophy?

Can anyone tell me how Adrenoleukodystrophy is normally diagnosed? What tests are done to find out whether or not a person suffers from Adrenoleukodystrophy? In my understanding it affects only males, but apart from that, are there any conclusive tests? If not, how does the doctor diagnose...

by User avatar carney391133058

First Time Seizure

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My daughter had a seizure almost a year ago, it happened during her sleep and 1 hour before her usual awaking time. Took her to the hospital, did several studies, EEG, CAT SCAN, nothing came up wrong. Prior to the seizure that day around noon, she hit herself hard on the head while roller skating in...

by User avatar vanessa´s dad19940

constant migraine with nausea

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Hi there, For this past four to five weeks I have a constant migraine with nausea. It is not the disabling migraine pain but it is sharp enough. Nothing I can do is relieving it and at this stage my stomach is to sick to take any more medication. I have used the site...

by User avatar brighteyes