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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).

throbbing and intense sensations of the brain

Over the past few weeks i have had extremely odd sensations in my head. It first started with small pangs on the left side. they didnt really hurt or anything, but they felt very odd. At times my brain feels like it is burning, but not in a painful way, just very uncomfortable. i am a...

by User avatar Guest

Numbness in finger - MRI report

Answered by a doctor

6 weeks ago I was working out (weight lifting shoulder exercice) and I felt a pain in the back of my neck (left side, behind the shoulder). After that i realized my left thumb, index and middle fingers went numb. 6 weeks later, the thumb and middle fingers are OK, but the tip of the index is still...

by User avatar felipe2588352

New - unsettling - theory on BSE origins

The first case of BSE was identified in 1986 in Britain. The first human case of vCJD was also diagnosed in Britain in 1995. It had always been thought that the brain-wasting mad cow disease passed to cattle through remains of sheep infected with scrapie, the sheep equivalent of BSE, that were...

by User avatar Lori2592

tingling pointer finger,middle finger and thumb and slight numbness in left wrist and elbow

Answered by a doctor

Hi I have been experiencing tingling in fingers on left hand and numbness in wrist and elbow.Not so bad when I am in bed.No other symptoms.

by User avatar lis03@austarnet.com.au

How to treat psychiatric problems in Aceruloplasminemia?

Aceruloplasminemia is a disease that sometimes comes with psychiatric problems, and I am wondering whether there is anything different about the way in which it is treated due to the fact that there is a physical cause of this problem as well. Please tell me whatever you happe to know about this, or...

by User avatar clementius1583180156

Polyneuropathy

Something strange has happened with my father recently. Suddenly he started to feel burning pain in his feet, legs and up to the arms. At the same time he felt weakness and strange pins-and-needles sensation. He even did not know where his legs and arms are. He was told that he is experiencing...

by User avatar Guest

Playing Video Games May Boost Older Brains

Previous studies have found that playing video games has many benefits, ranging from improved problem-solving abilities in young people to improved operating skills in surgeons but the new study went a step further and suggested that video gaming could be a part of mental exercise routine for older...

by User avatar simone2593

i am in pain

 feel dizzy when i am walking. sometimes when i am sitting on the computer or in class listening to the teacher. it does not happen after i wake up but after a while. when i am alone i am not dizzy but when i am around people i feel unbalanced, dizzy and that am about to faint. i fight with my...

by User avatar piannomore189183

What should I know RSDS?

Hi. I'm 36 year old male and I would like to tell my friend more about his symptoms. He’s a bit older then me and we are working together almost ten years now. These last couple of weeks he has started to complain about painful and swollen feet. Beside this he has also noticed that the nails on...

by User avatar Guest

My Girlfriend Has Epilepsy

My girlfriend has epilepsy and she noticed an increase in seizure activity a few days before and/or during her menstrual cycle. Her gyn says that hormones have a lot to do with it. He suggested either a hystertomy or monthly depo provera shots. She is very nervous because of this and I don’t...

by User avatar clum1437