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'm 45 years old male, have burning feet since 3 years

I'm 45 years old male, have buring feet since 3 years. I've no Diabetes according to all analysis. I feel my feet is very sensitive when touch, but I can't determine the exact position of pain when I put my feet on some thing. I noticed when I lose weight I feel less burning. And the burninig...

by TarekEslim332289 over a year ago

I have had strange headache for over a week non stop

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I am a 20 year old active male that goes to the gym nearly 4 times a week. Last Thursday, I was doing a back workout when all of a sudden I felt weird, I gained a panic attack symptoms. I felt like my heart rate elevated, and all together strange. I was lifting very heavy weights and listened to...

by vad963331978 over a year ago

Bad headache, and it hurts to swallow

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I woke up this morning with a really bad headache, I thought it was just one of those headaches you get every so often. But when I tried to eat my breakfast, it was really painful to swallow, and when I finally managed to swallow, it made the headache worse. The headache is mostly on the sides of my...

by CheesyIceCream123 over a year ago

Fluid on the brain, aka.( Hydrocephalus), very rare in adults! Had five spinal taps done.

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Hello. I have Hydrocephalus on the brain, I've been dealing with this for 13 years now. I have had 5 spinal taps done though out the course of my life! since it very rare in adults, know seems to no exactly what cause this. I just start smelling smoke, and my nose burns all the time!!! This started...

by nightangel24331660 over a year ago

Headaches and mispronunciation, I am worried

I have recently been suffering from headaches that don't hurt too much but are sudden pangs of pain. I rarely suffer from headaches so i found this unusual. It started to happen like other things such as i talking to someone and i was supposed to say bite and i said part. There was no reason for me...

by ClaThr331170 over a year ago

Strange pulsing pressure feeling right under collar bone, no pain

24 Male 210lb 6foot. Slightly overweight but I am pretty active. AREA http://i.imgur.com/Y9rKhAE.jpg (maybe even a little more right of the circle) I have been noticing this past week this strange pressure that comes and goes. Sometimes it is constant and sometimes it goes away for a while and...

by NatureGreenberg331044 over a year ago

I have some symptoms, could this be Parkinson's?

Hi my name s susan I have tremors n my left hand that also make my fngers open and close happens when there resting in my lap or on my pllow have trouble with balance , and my voice comes and goes , have no swing in my right arm . A year before all these things happening to me i had a frozen...

by SusLon331012 over a year ago

I'm 14 and I was recently diagnosed with Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy

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I'm 14 and I was recently diagnosed with Juvenile Myclonic Epelipsy. And so far it's been hell for me.. People treat me differently my whole school schedule has been changed. People walk on pins and needles around me. And I hate it I just want to know.. Does it get better? Will I be happy again? I...

by Jlo7450330462 over a year ago

My daughter has black vision and she feels like she is going to pass out

My daughter is 11, she has been having her vision go black and she feels like she is going to pass out. She has been to the Dr. And has had blood work done an EKG, and a MRI all came back normal. She did the 3 hour glucose test and her numbers were 97, 68, 76, then 70. Dr said she is hypoglycemic,...

by NicNJosNew330246 over a year ago

I'm really scared about my health (brain tumor)

Help please...I have two concerns about my health. One I am suicidal and two a brain tumor. I believe it was the first week of November. I was in class and started to lose my side vision. Everything was distorted. This went on for 30 minutes then I went to the nurse. He e-mailed my mom. Another 30...

by abby_babby_001313476 over a year ago