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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What are these two types of genetic causes of Parkinson's disease?

Hi, I have a question about Parkinson's disease. My grandmother had this condition and I am worried I might have some chances of inheriting the illness. I have read somewhere that the Parkinson's disease might be inheritable and that there are two types of genetic causes for it. Could you tell me...

by valenka49755122 over a year ago

over a year ago by em58955121

fainting and limpness in arms

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The other morning I woke up and my tummy wasnt right, felt a bit nauseaus. Had a bit of diarrhoea and then felt faint and nauseaus - perspired a lot. Felt like fainting but never actually blacked out , felt very nauseaus but could not get sick. Finally got to my bed and called for help. Could not...

by Guest over a year ago

over a year ago by ybanks522310520

What hydromyelia in fact is?

I need to hear some info about hydromyleia for my 3 years old son encountered some weird problems lately that affected his arms and legs he kind of stays out of strength and practically is not able walking and he recently started complaining of neck and arms pain and back there in the hospital I was...

by danila116764853 over a year ago

over a year ago by Guest

sympyoms of Multiple Sclerosis

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sympyoms of Multiple Sclerosis

by tharberr@sympatico,ca over a year ago

over a year ago by portia1743579

Scientists create neurons from skin cells of elderly ALS patients

A team of U.S. scientists has managed, for the first time, to transform an ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) patient's skin cells into motor neurons by using a new technique called induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells. The process of transforming skin cells into motor neurons could be used in the...

by Danny over a year ago

over a year ago by Danny

SHARP PAIN IN TOP RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD

I get severe sharp pain on the right side of my head at least 3 times a day. This has been going on for a year. I had an MRI last year and nothing unusual was found. Could this be a cluster headache?

by peachy305 over a year ago

over a year ago by mwh7926

Post operative care for brain surgery

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Have a relative who is having brain surgery and I will be the one of the ones looking after her a MONTH after surgery. What symptmons, as well as do's and dont's, am I looking at? I understand mood swings, personality changes are possible, will they not have happended by then or are we looking for...

by Guest over a year ago

over a year ago by sataug92177

Painful headaches and more

I have been having painful headaches. Advil doesn't do anything anymore. I am also always HOT and in the morning I have an extremely sore throat. It gets better threw out the day but it still hurts when I go to bed. When I wake up it is really bad again. I am also always tired even when I got 11...

by mary over a year ago

over a year ago by portia1743579

Weird feeling, left side of head

My wife has pain left side of head that has been constant for the past 3 weeks, drinking coffee can make it worse, bending over can make it worse. She is on a wait list to see a neurologyist but that is 6 months away. Any ideas?

by Guest over a year ago

over a year ago by Gabcat240870