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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).

Solution required for elderly male to concentrate and stay awake

Since childhood, I battled with lack of concentration when tasked with something important, got sleepy when trying to concentrate,  resulting in becoming un-social and under-performing in  life up to 75. I believe my intelligence, stamina and resourcefulness are fortunately  well above average,...

by User avatar TheOubaas

Sore fingertips and numb hands

I have been working as a Housekeeper for 25 years. Now all of a sudden my finger tips are sore. I've tried wearing risk support gear while sleeping, but I wake up with mumbness in my hands. What could be causing this?

by User avatar Guest

one minute migranes.

i have been getting migranes. well more of a head pain. they last for one minute and it happens once a month maybe more than that. it feels as if a needle is just sliding into my brain? whats wrong with that? should i get my head checked or what?

by User avatar blah555

Did you find good medication that really helps with Excessive Sleepiness?

What can you tell me about excessive sleepiness? Does anyone here have it? Did you find any good medication that really helps with this condition? I have had this problem for the past 4 years and I admit that it is really annoying? What can be done in order to eliminate this troublesome condition?

by User avatar virginie148964988

My 21 year old boyfriend had his first seizure while driving

Answered by a doctor

We were driving down a hwy and i noticed my bf swerving over the lines so i looked over and he wasnt responding so i swerved over to the side of the road and all of a sudden he started having a seizure. His eyes were back in his head he was blue his whole body went stiff after shaking. We have been...

by User avatar Lesha_kevin

Strengthen Your Memory During Sleep

The researchers from the Harvard Medical School found that sleeping could strengthen the memories we made during the day. They chose the study participants and divided them into four groups. All participants were supposed to memorize word pairs. The first two groups had to remember just one group...

by User avatar Markos

Passing out approximatly four times a week (Is this serious?)

Answered by a doctor

I got an E.G.G (Electroencephalogram) which checks for dementia, problems with the nervous system, spinal cords, or brain injures, it also checks for narcolepsy (which is a sleeping disorder) I have been passing out about 4 times a week for the last 5 years, there was an incident that accured 5...

by User avatar misssixty

Sleep disoder

This is the first time I am posting a message to this forum. I need some help with my husband. He had brain stroke, right side. It affected his left side sensory feeling. About six months after the stroke serious sleep disorders began. Is it possible that stroke damaged sleep centre of his brain. I...

by User avatar Guest

LightHeaded and Dizzyness

Answered by a doctor

Hi there. I have been feeling really dizzy lately. I woke up 3 days ago, with a slight headache, and I felt hotter then usual. I get headaches all the time, so I figured it would go away within the hour.. The next day, my headache got worse, especially when I got home from softball practice. Today,...

by User avatar SydneySchneider

Numbess in left hand for 5 months

for around 5 months iv had a numb sensation in my left hand. it started off in my left foot then spread up the left side of my body but now it is just my hand that is numb. i find it difficult to use this hand and it gets uncomfortable and annoying at times and also feels tight and stiff. iv been...

by User avatar Guest