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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).

ALS or Neuromuscular?

Hi, my father was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. However, when he asked for the other doctor’s opinion, he was told that he suffers from neuromuscular disease. I don’t know what is the difference between ALS and neuromuscular, and is there a difference at all?

by User avatar Guest

Circadian Ryhtms and Parkinsons disease

I have suffered from 'insomnia' since I was a small child. I was diagnosed with Parkinsons seven years ago. The Levodopa is a stimulant and has made the lack of circadian rhythm in mylife even worse. Nothing the doctors have suggested helps. Use of anti-depressents have resulted in bad side effects....

by User avatar Ishmael9137817

Pineal Cyst with 37 year old

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Hi, I am a 37 year old female in UK. Back in Oct 2006 I got this horrible dizzy feeling and light headed along with sharp pains in my head. This continued for 3 months. The headaches got more severe and was having approx 17 migraines per month, almost every other day. Quality of life was poor. My...

by User avatar Traceysc138286

Touretts... do i have it?

Hi. I'm 14, and i have this feeling i have touretts. I have constant blinking of the eyes, moving my head like i am saying ''no'', and i cant focuss unless i have something to fidget with. but when i fidget with something, i just throw it around, which causes more of a distraction. Also when i get...

by User avatar Guest

head pain

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My son is 11 and at leat 3 times a day when he is moving around he gets these sharp pains in his head he said he hears a cracking sound he hold his head and says it hurts really bad it last for a few mins u took him to Dr and he said muscle spasms not sure thow so if any one has ever heard of this...

by User avatar Guest

constant head pressure, nasuia, and dizziness

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Constant pressure in my head! And a dizziness feeling? The only thing I can think of is a month ago I got my eyes checked, I decided to get progressive lenses, immediately when I tried to wear them I would get that dizzy feeling so I stopped wering them. I have now been having this problem for 2...

by User avatar Guest

laser ventriculotomy

My cousin had operation called Third ventriculostomy. They acctualy entered the brain through the bones at the top of the skull. The neurosurgeon passes an endoscope through the lateral ventricle into the third ventricle and uses a laser to make a hole in its floor. I don’t know all the details...

by User avatar stukel2384

Has anyone had surgery for mortons neuroma?

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has anyone had surgery for mortons neuroma in 2011 and how are they now

by User avatar Guest

I have been blinking in and out

I was at the grave yard of my granddad funeral and I seem this yellow light in my mind so I tried to shake my head so it could go away but it didn't. All of a sudden I some how passed out and when some of my family at the grave sight grabed me I fell and they sought me down in the chair and gave be...

by User avatar antoinette johnson

progression of parkinson's disease

Hi, my mother has just been diagnosed with parkinson's disease. The doctor has told us that there is no cure for this illness, but that the medications are used to slow down the progression of the disease. But, he did not say what the stages of Parkinson's disease are. Could you explain the...

by User avatar blayne19435