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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).

The most common symptom of a leukodystrophy disease?

Please help me with some information about the mysterious and rare disease leukodystrophy. What are the most common symptoms of leukodystrophy? In which order do they develop, and what is the treatment for leukodystrophy? Are there different options? Any and all information will be gratefully...

by User avatar ignaz1111172370

When can you consume alcohol post brain surgery.

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Just had removal of meningioma, about 6 weeks ago and would like to find out when i can consume alcohol again. I dont see specialist for another 2 weeks. %-)

by User avatar khetho

The cause of Alexander disease?

I just recently saw a documentary about people with Alexander disease and this made me wonder what actually causes it. I did see something about the genetic likelihood of getting Alexander disease, which is basically zero unless both parents carry the gene. So my question is, how do they know?

by User avatar schuyler1319172707

ticklish/tingling feeling on left ribs

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20 male here, for the past couple of days I've been feeling something strange on my left ribs. The best way I could describe it is a sort of ticklish/tingling feeling. It sort of feels the way my right ribs feel if I gently push down with my hand. It feels as if it is under my pectoral muscle...

by User avatar Guest

deep brain stimulation for parkinson's disease

Hi, my wife has parkinson's disease. The problem is that her therapy is not helping her much. It is very disturbing for our family to see her go through so much trouble. The doctor has suggested deep brain stimulation. He said that this therapy might help, but didn't explain how. Could someone tell...

by User avatar garik36234

My six year old nephew (who is a twin) just had a seizure

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My six year old nephew (who is a twin) just had a seizure for the first time yesterday.  It lasted five minutes.  He was sent to the hospital, checked, and sent home that day.  Later that night he had a second seizure, sometime after eight o'clock.  He was taken back to the hospital.  He then...

by User avatar FAMILY FIRST

Fever from one and half month. (Age 03 female)

Hello every one, we are really really worried about our baby which 3 yrs old. The date of 12th August 2013, Typhoid has attacked her and taken no. of 14 injections as a course line. After couple of weeks she again felt some fever and doc said some virus attack and some antibiotic had taken. Last...

by User avatar Romi Roy

do i have turetts?

im kind of confused. i have this twitch on the left side of my head and it wont stop. i dont know what it is. but i cant seem to help doing it! for example, if there is a carpet on the floor that i notice isnt straight my ear and my head will twitch untill i put it straight, what is this? i also...

by User avatar Guest

Can you explain narcolepsy?

Hi, my wife suspected that thee was something wrong with me because I have a rapid eye movement during sleep. I sleep eight hours every night, plus five hours a day. I went to doctor, and he diagnosed me with narcolepsy. Can you explain me what this condition is?

by User avatar hamad1202

Nasal speech and slight stammer

hi. I had my tonsillectomy 3 weeks ago today 21.03.14. I still have nasal speech and cant say some words correctly. I have a slight stammer sometimes. How long will this go on? Am worried cos am a teacher by profession and cant imagine going to class like this. Whats your take on my situation?

by User avatar mjk