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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).

IS THIS BRAIN TUMOR?

I've been having these really weird headaches. Its not like a usual headache and it doesn't last but a few seconds at a time. The only way I can describe it is that it feels like a lightning bolt in my brain. When it happens, it's out of nowhere and hurts so bad that I can't move and my eyes water....

by User avatar Stephy James61025

head pain on and off been happening for a few months. any on

Answered by a doctor

i have the same thing, kind of, but i get a sudden pain then it would stop and happen again. this happens everyday and once it felt like something popped in the back of my head, to the left of were the pain keeps going on and off, i felt like passing out and everything started to get alittle dark,...

by User avatar Guest

Does a vaccine for poliomyelitis really help in prevention?

Can you tell me about the vaccine for the poliomyelitis? Does it really help in prevention of that condition? I have seen some cases in India and I have to say that they really got to me and now I am afraid for my unborn kid (6th month of pregnancy). So, is there a reason for me to be worried?

by User avatar tiffy178055254

Shooting Pain with Headache

Answered by a doctor

Hi, Periodically I get like a cramp in the muscle/brain area behind my right eyebrow. It occurs in the same location as a headache and is a sudden shooting pain like a cramp. I actually have to squeeze my eyes and massage it until it goes away (which is relatively quickly) but it hurts amazingly....

by User avatar Guest

WHEN BP IS TOO HIGH

YES, MY DAD IS EXPERIENCING VERY UNCONTROLLED BP, 186/150. MOM AND I HAVE TRIED TELLING HIM HE NEEDS TO SEE A DIFFERENT DOCTOR TO AT LEAST GET A 2ND OPINION BUT, HE IS HARD HEADED. I AM VERY CONCERNED AS I KNOW THAT HE SO CLOSE TO HAVING A STROKE. PLEASE WHAT CAN I DO TO ENFORCE THAT HE GO TO A...

by User avatar dkwise86072

organic verses non organic seizures any additional testing to separate/determine problem

I have had a recent video EEG done at a specialty hospital and everything came back as normal. My specialist says this is the gold standard of testing and is now saying it is all repressed memories and emotions. While at the hospital I had a seizure that lasted about 20 to 30 minutes and a second...

by User avatar Needs help sue

lots of strange symptoms

:cry:my symptoms are so crazy and I have lots of them ok I'm 21 and I have been having some werid physical problems after my second child first my symptoms start out with foot numbness tinglung and pain when I would touch my foot my pcp told me that it was a pinched nerve and I'm supposed to get a...

by User avatar girlcharm18

Chest/Heart bother me when I take a Deep Breath

Hi. A few months ago I was in Jordan and I ran up a sand dune very fast. When I reached the top my heart was hurting me and I could barely breathe. I though I was going to have a heart attack. It subsided after 30 minutes but I still had difficulty taking deep breathes. I went to the doctor 5 days...

by User avatar InjuresGalore

Trapped Nerve

Hi. I have got a trapped nerve in my neck, i get pain across my shoulder, dawn my left arm and dawn my back.It is nine months since it happend.I had an xray MRI San that as diagnosis some ware and tear of a disc and trapped nerve. I have been to doctor who dose operations on trapped nerves. I would...

by User avatar chaddy1964105761

scapular thorasic syndrome

I was diagnosed last year with scapular thorasic syndrome. The dr gave me pain meds and PT. I still have a lot of pain in my left shoulder and and have recently experienced increased numbness on my entire left side. I'm only 25, is there something else going on?

by User avatar Guest