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).

I have been sick on and off for over a year and my quality of life is deteriorating

My symptoms: tunnel vision, excessive tiredness, dizziness, light sensitivity, headaches centered behind eyes, difficulty pronouncing words and forming sentences (to the point of sounding intoxicated), brain fog, depersonalization/derealization, difficulty waking from sleep,...

by aubri777347696 over a year ago

blurred vision, loss of control over legs, last a few seconds

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For several years now, I have had these moments (they only last max 10 seconds) where my vision gets blurry and I can't see properly (my dad threw me an apple to me once and I was unable to see where it was let alone catch it, he said my eyes were "shaking", like when you're in the car and your eyes...

by Guest over a year ago

Health Concerns, I've been experience a periodic spiderweb-like tingling of my head

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I've been experience a periodic spiderweb-like tingling in the top right back of my head for a while now, it used to be not so often and now for about 2 weeks it's been almost everyday, sometimes more. I would've shrugged it off as nothing but now the tingling is just getting annoying. Does anybody...

by birdy1 over a year ago

Feeling of being detached from reality, nausea, dizziness.

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Hi there. I'm not entirely sure where to post as I don't know what this could be, but I was hoping that someone who has or is experiencing this or knows what it could possibly be could explain. The last two weeks or so I haven't been feeling well and it seems to be getting progressively worse....

by Maria over a year ago

why is my pain tolerance so high

I have such a high pain tolerance that my friends said they would give me 20$ if I pirced my lip and I did and it barely fazed me? same with everything els like shots and needles I practacly don't feel anything what does this mean

by Guest over a year ago

Rippling sensation in windpipe when I lie down

I suffer with fybromyalgia and very recently have been having this very odd sensation in my windpipe when I lie down to sleep. it keeps me awake. there's no pain thankfully but it's the oddest sensation. I take a rennie and it goes but it's not like any episode of trapped wind I've ever...

by Guest over a year ago

Sharp pains on left side of back of my head to my left eye

To begin, I should mention that I've suffered from migraines for several years, however, recently I've been experiencing very sharp pains intermittently from the left side of the back of my head, shooting forward to the back of my left eye. These pains are random, in that they do not...

by BCW over a year ago

Dizziness & cold controlling life

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For over 12 years now I have had extreme issues with the cold. It use to be just during the cold months that my toes and fingers would turn white and numb. As they started to warm up they would change colors blue, purple, and eventually bright red. During that time they would hurt...

by PATENT347472 over a year ago

I rubbed my forhead a little above my right eyelid, now it hurts

For about for days ago I rubbed my forth head a little above my right eye lid. All of the Sutton I felt a very doll pain on right top of my head. If I rub the front of it I still feel it o the top it.

by Guest over a year ago

Temporary blackout, I feel a sense of dizziness

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Hi, im new here but i was wondering if anyone knows any medical reasons for my 'problem'.I am 16 and since i became 15 i will some times have a very short period where i will black out but only in motion (When moving). Usually before this happens i will feel a sense of dizziness, loss of sight in...

by anonymous over a year ago