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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).

epilepsy pregnancy

i have had epilepsy since i was seven and am now 18. no one else in my family has epilepsy and i was wondering: if i had children would they have epilepsy? many thanx will someone please answer this as its a question ive been dying to know for ages </a>

by User avatar itsasecret31362

Dandy Walker

I need some advice on what is the Dandy Walker syndrome treatment for that is how my sis daughter was diagnosed on her birth 10 days ago. I never heard of this Dandy Walker Syndrome before and how come such little baby could be diagnosed with this disease. Anyway my niece already had some fluid...

by User avatar melosa31740

Got punched in the head, anything i need to worry about?

I got punched on the right side of my head around the temporal lobe yesterday by my brother, and all of today i have had a stuffy nose.  My eyes have been watering a little bit also.  Yesterday, after getting punched in the head, i did not lose consciousness nor did i feel dizzy and i remember the...

by User avatar Guest

blackouts and fainting

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What happens in someone’s body when it faints? Is blackout always outcome of fainting? I really don’t understand this, because people faint in very different situations and because of different medical conditions. Can anyone explain me this?

by User avatar Guest

turrets with getting angry very easily and hitting things?

My boyfriend has twitches. He has them in his face,arms, and shoulders. He blinks a lot and sometimes when he twitches he says something but nothing you can understand. He also gets angry very easily and hits things. his voice will get louder sometimes and then be normal. I don't know what this...

by User avatar ap13111020

Possible Pinched Nerve?

I'm a 26 year old female going through a lot!!!  I'm currently in the process of moving out of state and suffering from anxiety attacks.  My doctor prescribe an anxiety med and a muscle relaxer.  I take only as needed, which luckily is not very often.  Lately, I've noticed a pressure in between...

by User avatar kmarley415231998

What is the success rate of schwannoma surgery?

I am beginning research into surgery for a swannoma tumor located at my C7. Please advise re. Is this surgery normally done from the back, side, or the front? Or does this depend on the exact location on the spinal cord? What is the normal recovery time? What is the success rate?

by User avatar AnnaLucia178350

Frontal Celebral Atrophy

Dear Sirs. I was today diagnosed with mild case of frontal celebral atrophy. Can you please explain what are generally the causes, the symptoms associated with this condition and the treatment that would assist me. I am male , 67 years, diabetic 3, insulin dependant. I have some numbness in head,...

by User avatar amparos

Brain surgery recovery

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My friend had a brain surgery , the doctor's said he has water in his brain. he did it on the 10th of february, now he is better but he doesn't remember anything from the past not even his son. The doctor says that the memory will come back but i'm so worried about him and what if it...

by User avatar Sylvia K1179919

hip replacement 1 yr ago. use to walk a mile can only walk less than 1/4 mile now with severe pain

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Hi I have austoarthritius, a-septic narcrossis, arthritius, rumatoid arthritius, cronditus. I have had a rod then a partial hip then a total hip 11 months ago. I was able to walk 1+miles within 10 days of replacement. No pain notheing it was perfect. Yet now I cannot walk a 1/4 mile without...

by User avatar lesliecrowe