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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Can brain swelling be caused by steroids?

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Hello, all of you. I would like to ask something. My brother got brain swelling. I am very concerned. I know he took some steroids before because he has arthritis. Is it possible that brain swelling can be caused by steroids? Thanks in advance for your replies. They will mean a lot to me.

by lewes43511 over a year ago

over a year ago by lb2114299903

Dizziness - Slight headache - Unsteadiness

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For the last two months I have felt not my self at all. First symptom that arose was a feeling of unsteadiness or tingling sensation around my head most of the time on the right side toward the back top of my head but it would also make my face feel tingly but not below my upper lip. Second were...

by ruis4349 over a year ago

over a year ago by guest

My arms fall asleep when I'm sleeping.

Kind of redundant, no? I wake up several times a night to floppy arms. This has been happening for about 2 years now I have no idea why. Could it be the mattress?

by akern over a year ago

over a year ago by mweddington04108311

Paralyzed Diaphragm -- Nausea?

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I have one paralyzed vocal chord & one side of my diaphragm is paralyzed as a result of an anterior laminectomy, a year & a half ago. The vocal chord was diagnosed shortly after surgery, but the paralyzed diaphragm was just diagnosed about 6 months ago, as a result of increased shortness...

by heyjude2200 over a year ago

over a year ago by Guest

surgery recovery times for brain surgey

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Hello! I am about to have a Craniotomy performed and am quite scared, I must admit. I was found a brain tumor and am hoping to get rid of it with this surgery. I am interested in how long it takes to recover from a surgery like this? Thx!

by Guest over a year ago

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over a year ago by ckbcab352708

Eyelid problems after bells palsy

I have had a bells palsy several months ago and that is exactly how long the recovery lasted. Eyelid problems after bells palsy- -that is what is bothering me. Can you help me out here in this matter? I know the patch is an option, but I am interested in overall improvement. Will that happen? Or am...

by giorgi34845 over a year ago

over a year ago by cr7star77

pins and needles all over the body

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As a child from the years of about 2 - 10 a strange thing used to happen to me that I've never found the answer to and I was wondering if anyone new what it was? Now that Im an adult I'm suffering from something else but Im wondering if they could be related. Also if anyone else has suffered from...

by loppy132831 over a year ago

over a year ago by fazilbalty41044

Father Has Head Tremors

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I need to know something about my grandfather's condition. He has these slight head tremors in front and back directions. He is retired, so he does not have to work, which is fortunate, since this condition made him unable to perform on work. Doctors said that there are no definite cure for his head...

by laughton32071 over a year ago

over a year ago by cbaker345138480

Post op brain surgery

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Hi My boyfriend had brain surgery 3 weeks ago, a 'triple h' i think they call it, and was wondering how long you should leave it before having sex. The reason I am asking this is because how it happened unfortunatley. He is on medication till jan 5th to ensure the vessels work properly to prevent...

by kellaway4@aol.com over a year ago

over a year ago by J.A.