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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).

bradykinesia

Hi, my friend's father suffers form Parkinson's disease. My friend tells me that the most difficult problem his father has is bradykinesia. I often say I can understand how difficult his situation is, but the truth is that I have no idea what bradykinesia is. Could someone explain what does...

by User avatar terri-jo31874

reply to question.

Well, for good or bad, I have my plan of action. Great surgeon, thank God. All from comminuted and impacted distal and radius fracture I face 4 surgeries. Redo of carpal tunnel release, release of ulnar nerve causing considerable pail to elbow up to shoulder, work on tendons on top of hand (can't...

by User avatar martha andriekus

Attacks in the shower

my little brother is 8 years old. on Sunday he was taking a shower and he dropped to the floor in the shower shaking and not breathing. my dad quickly got him out and we all tried to calm im down and let him relax. his eyes were looking up and it sounded like he was choking and he was very very...

by User avatar kennyzk222248

Numbness in Wrist and Toes

Top of my left wrist numb, part of right thumb numb, two last toes on left numb, three middle toes and top of right foot numb and both heels numb. What could this be... seeing a neurologist hopefully soon.

by User avatar Guest

I woke up one morning and all I could see was black spots

I woke up one morning and all I could see was black spots I am going to the neuro opthomologists in November because one day I woke up and all I could see was black spots. I had a migraine shortly after the visual disturbance. this lasted for hours and I couldn't call anyone because I couldn't...

by User avatar miche3437259618

We have just heard that our 14 year old daughter may have a neurological disorder

We noticed about 18 months ago that our 14 year old daughter has been walking with her left foot turned in slightly. She is not clumsy, does not trip over easily and is 'sporty' - plays football, etc. We also have recently noticed that her little finger is naturally curved in towards her palm,...

by User avatar tapyeno154130

Is a poliomyelitis vaccine a standard procedure for all?

I have been traveling around a world a lot and my baby has been born in India. Delivery itself was not a problem, but afterwards I got so scared because of the medical insufficiency in the part of India I have been at the moment. My kid is fine and received the most of the needed vaccines. Is a...

by User avatar ida48627

COUGHS CANT BREATH

my mother 70 in good heath in the thritydays she has memory lose just forfour hours or so,brain has tingling feeling on it,cough feels like she cant breath , for many years she only sleeps 4hours a night goes to bed at 11pm up reading paper at 4am every single night

by User avatar lorriedashy

What are myelin-forming cells?

Hello, my father is in the hospital right now, fighting with the paralysis. He has been in a car crash and his spinal cord has been seriously damaged. Doctors said that myelin forming cells have been destroyed and therefore his spinal cord is not functioning properly. They were mentioning stem cells...

by User avatar stephine79679030

Encephalitis and its possible complications

Answered by a doctor

What are the possible complications of the encephalitis? My husband has been diagnosed with this condition after the serious headaches and nausea that lasted for about a week. He is also under the therapy for varicella. Are those two somehow connected? I am just afraid there might be some serious...

by User avatar marjorie156963941