Couldn't find what you looking for?

TRY OUR SEARCH!

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 Headache etc?

Answered by a doctor

Hello, my daughter is 17 and has had constant headaches for over a year now. Started in May of '08. Went to the doctor and she said she was probably depressed and gave her some Naproxen. That didn't work a bit (and she was a little offended that she accused her of being depressed!) so then after a...

by User avatar Guest

can i get prego?

if i had encephalitis when i was younger can i still get preagnet??

by User avatar Guest

huntington's chorea prognosis

I need to know about huntington's chorea prognosis. Is it fatal? My mother is 54 years old and she has been diagnosed a week ago with huntington's disease. She got this diagnose after several examinations. Her motions are not under control, and it seems that she is changing moods very frequently. Is...

by User avatar cynthie44340

Severe Seizures

What is the best treatment for very severe seizures? I mean on patients that have drop attacks and have poor response on classic medications. I have heard that certain special brain surgery can be performed but am not familiar with details. I guess that there are innovations in treatment of...

by User avatar huch1558

lose feeling in hand

Can anyone help me out please? I do a lot of spinning and knitting and since I am right handed, I do use my right hand a lot. I have noticed that I start to suffer from a certain numbness in my right hand, which radiating from my shoulder. What is this? It goes away when I stop knitting, but I would...

by User avatar nicoline1934139484

head and neck ache

I have severe head and neck aches. especially the back of my head which rests on the pillow while sleeping throbs like crazy. at times i have dizziness and difficulty in looking at people while talking. if i try to look up my head starts spinning. if i am sitting my head feels so heavy that it seems...

by User avatar in pain

left hand numbness and headaches

about 3 weeks ago my hand kept falling asleep and kept feeling pins and needles in my forearm and hand... my arm also left sore . 8 months ago i was in a car accident i was seeking physio since then but this randomly ... there is a lot of pain in my neckk and left shoulder .. i have been going to...

by User avatar tima123

terrifying sleep disorders where I can't wake up fully

I know I already have a host of sleep disorders, and have had polysomnography testing done that determined I have too many alpha spike arousals through the night (50 in 3 hours during the test). I have insomia, occasional nightmares, occasional sleep paralysis, occasional confusional arousals and...

by User avatar Delaval

mandibular nerve pins needles

I had a c-spine anterior diskectomy with fusion on for a herniated disk. I noticed afterwards that my right side of my mouth did not move as well as the left. I talked out of the left side of my mouth and my smile looked crooked. I also have sensation like pins and needless in there area. Three...

by User avatar Guest

Head injury effects on brain

Hi, I am a guy who is 20 years old. I would like to know what effects head injury can have on brain. I know that, for example, boxers can later suffer from Parkinson's disease. That is pretty extreme case but it is possible. I would like to know something about other difficulties concerning head...

by User avatar kirby37176