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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).

Epilepsy condition, lump on the head.

My friend, is male, 35 years old. single, well read up to masters level. but is epileptic, a condition which runs in the family. He has a lump at the back of the head the size of a small apple which has been there for about 5 years. when he consulted the doctors, they said they feared to risk...

by User avatar lucypearl

tingling,hearing loss,weird taste

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All of these things happened to me for the first time today. I was very nervous. I was at the bus station going from one bus to another when I first noticed it. The sounds on the bus got quieter. I got off the bus and went inside where rhe offices are and got some water. My head didnt feel right. It...

by User avatar jermaine

Head pressure throughout the day

Answered by a doctor

I constantly have head head pressure throughout the day it is sometimes on one side and sometimes on both sides. It is above the eys and around the temples and down behing my ears. It doesn't really hurt(really dull pressure feeling) and it also doesn't stay long. I thought it may have been from my...

by User avatar tmoney1297

Sudden stiffness in left arm and leg often when standing up from sitting position

Hi, I been having this symptom for almost 2 yrs now, after sitting when i stand up my left arm and leg get stiff as of i have no control over them, and it happnes only for about 5 to 10 seconds then it goes normal. couple thing i wanna add mostly it happens when i am nervious, in public, or...

by User avatar UsmanR

Focused irradiation therapy for arteriovenosus brain malformation

It was brought to my attention that people who suffer from arteriovenosus malformation in the brain often undergo a treatment called focused irradiation therapy. I would appreciate it if people could participate in a discussion on how effective this treatment is in relation to arteriovenosus...

by User avatar meade290181084

chronic vertigo after brain surgery in 2001 to remove a meni

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After brain surgery in 2001 that removed a brain tumor, I am experiencing chronic vertigo. I had all the primary tests for the ears, including MRI's. But all the doctors deny problems with my ears. The surgery was on my left side (Left frontal-temporal area). I only want the truth about what is...

by User avatar Guest

unexplained constant headachs

15 weeks ago i got really sick and ended up passing out in the bathroom and hitting my head on the bath tub. form this day on i have had constant headachs. i have sseen doctors and gotten head scans and had my eyes checked. they cant explain anything. these headachs happen every dday and make it...

by User avatar cammie

injury to recurrent laryngeal nerve

Can you please tell me what the symptoms of injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve are and how it can be diagnosed? Is there a possibility to repair the damage?

by User avatar Guest

Alcohol injections for neuroma

I've had 2 cortisone shots and four alcohol injections for a neuroma on my foot. After the first alcohol injection my second toe started crossing over my big toe. I mentioned this to my Dr at my next appt but she justed brushed it off and said it wasnt related to the injection. After my next...

by User avatar Guest

Peripheral Neuropathy

Hi, I have strange feeling in my legs, like a tingling sensation that stars in my toes and spreads upward. It sometimes occurs in my hands too. Could this be a peripheral neuropathy?

by User avatar Guest