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).

We just found out that our 7 year old active son has C1 fused to his skull, x-ray from Chiropractors

My son woke up with a stiff neck, we took him to our family Chiropractor that adjusts atlases as well as the rest of the body all the time. He took an x-ray of my sons neck and then we saw his C1 vertebrae fused to either his skull or something around it. He is a very active little boy and we have...

by tmayer-fortuna340588 over a year ago

I am 13 and my head is constantly hurting and it feels like someone is pushing against it

I am 13 and my head is constantly hurting and it feels like someone is pushing against it. In the past I have had migraines and I have thrown up because of them. When I get up to do something I also get dizzy and I never feel stable on my feet. I also suffer from not enough melatonin being made in...

by Abigail Adams over a year ago

i have my headaches from my childhood days

i have my headaches from my childhood days....it will come once in 2 months. so i take it simple.....pain is from right side above the head. please tell me the solution for me. what should i do now? now i am 18 years old

by nandhiini over a year ago

Mood swings, Blackouts, Scared,

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Im 13 turning 14. I never thought much of whatever is going on with myself until last year when i tried to commit due to a lot of shit going on. I got told i was too young to understand depression, or sadness of any sort. I sort of stuck with that until now. I Have black outs. I was sitting in my...

by Tay_Dzhyen over a year ago

stiff painful neck with accompanying headache

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I have had a constant neck pain and headache with stiffness of neck for several weeks. I have tried chiorapatic treatment, acupuncture, pressure point therapy, raindrop massage and foot reflexology with no improvement at all. What's going on with me?

by sttwood over a year ago

Weird pains? I get a slight pain in my head right above my eye that only lasts for 5 seconds

Hi, I just wanted to know if any of you knew what these weird pains are, I've never had them before. I get a slight pain in my head right above my eye that only lasts for like 5 or 6 seconds but it worsens when I do something like bend over or bite down on my teeth. Then I get a bad pain in my back...

by Guest over a year ago

Constant lightheadedness and headaches

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Hi everyone, I know i m not the only one out there who has been to several doctors with no luck about constant lightheadness and headaches. I ve had this for 3 years now and it has ruined my life! But today, i ve just been to see a different doctor who says it is my neck. And to swim doing...

by davyboy1980325246 over a year ago

Back of my neck,When I lay down it hurts

About 30yrs.ago I injured back of my neck but up high on it.I felt It pop.I've been to the Dr.said it was some bad vertebrae and I would probley havet to have surgery on it later in life.I can feel a knot back there.so now its yes.later. When I lay down it hurts my neck when I turn my head to the...

by Kay lewis over a year ago

We ended up going to the emergency where then they found "white specks " in his brain

My husband 25 has been complaining for a couple weeks now about migraines , we tried Tylenol anything to take the pain away but we ended up going to the emergency where then they found "white specks " in his brain .we are really worried !! He has history with sizures and lately he's been very tired...

by Jessie over a year ago

My chest, back, neck, head and upper arms sting whenever I get hot

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Hey, I just made an account for this one reason because I can't find any cures really. No one seems to know what this is so I came here to see.. My chest, back, neck, head and upper arms sting whenever I get hot, that it be from working out to just getting embarrassed or anxious. I was carrying...

by chevyboy2107339358 over a year ago