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).

My vision went black and my hearing got muffled

Im 16 and this is kinda weird but i was in the shower just washing my hair then suddenly i felt sick to my stomach then soon after my vision was starting to fade to black and my hearing was muffled i could barely hear the water hitting the floor this lasted for like a minute or so and the whole time...

by Melissa over a year ago

I had Bell’s palsy for over 10 years and now got diagnosed with virus that causes cold sores

Hello I had Bell’s palsy over 10 yrs ago on my left side and then I was diagnosed with iritis some yrs after the Bell’s palsy went away. I had chicken box when I was child and I was just diagnosed with the virus that causes colds sores last year and I also have G6PD....

by Guest over a year ago

I'm always tired, it is to the point that i can't stay standing up without being comfortable

Hello I am a guy at the age of 17. I am very active in soccer and during the day im always tired no matter what. If im bored i will just sleep and every day when i get home i sleep for another hour or two until i have work or practice for soccer. Im always tired, it is to the point that i cant stay...

by Guest over a year ago

Almost blacking out when laughing

I feel lightheaded when laughing, like my legs don't suddenly support my body and my arms feel weak, and it just feels like i'm almost blacking out. I have almost felt down multiple times and i always have to sit down, because i just feel lightheaded and dizzy. Nobody takes me seriously when i tell...

by Erika over a year ago

Brain problems, I've been feeling dizzy and having vertigo. All scans are normal (MRI, CT, ENG)

Answered by a doctor

Im 25years old.i have some problem last 1and half year. I feel dizzi feel vertigo.i have problem to see moving object.problem are going worst when go to crowded area.i had MRI CT scan.ENG test All are normal.what i can do

by Sagar saha365037 over a year ago

Weird feeling in back of head then makes me feel like my heart is going to stop

My husband is 43 years old he is been having some weird feeling in the he back of head,Then it travel's to his heart.It makes him feel so sick that it puts him to sleep.He says that if he goes to sleep in that moment when he gets the pain he feels like his not wake up.Its been happening for a wild...

by Maria over a year ago

major dizziness when standing and walking after brain surgery

Answered by a doctor

Is abnormal to still be having major dizziness when standing and walking that sometimes i need help,also my face is still numb on left side after 4 weeks. Dr. Said dizziness would go away and I would get all feeling back in face,but how long is normal?

by Guest over a year ago

diagnosed with Frontal Atrophy and Fahr's disease. I've been falling a lot the past few months

I had been falling a lot the past 3-4 years which I chalked up to being clumsy. My last fall was enough to finely discuss it with my doctor . I had a ct scan and was sent to a neurologist. I was told they found two things ....frontal atrophy and also Farh’s Disease....I am still in shock and...

by Bonnie over a year ago

Blackout. Loss of sight and hearing

I'm 15 and I don't know what this is but it has been happening for a couple of years now like I will be standing in the kitchen and then I won't be able to see or hear anything and like 20 seconds later I will wake up on the floor.

by Guest over a year ago

bursts of movement during sleep?

so i recently downloaded one of those sleep apps because i’ve been dealing with some really annoying insomnia and night time awakenings for almost a year now. it has a feature where it picks up audio and every night i’ve used it it picks up about 3-5 30 second clips of me moving...

by Guest over a year ago