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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).

breathing issues with Amyotrophic Sclerosis

Hi, my father has Amyotrophic Sclerosis, and has difficulties breathing. Are there any options to help him breathing, since I’a afraid his condition will only get worse and finally become a breathing failure?

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pins and needles down (R) arm and fingers

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I note you have another person asking this question but I have exactly the same symptoms and wondered if it had anything to do with nerve trouble following a hip operation in July? Its driving me mad because it happens day and night. Also my arm becomes heavy feeling.

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Diagnosing Tourette syndrome

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Hi, folks. My brother has been having symptoms like sneezing, hiccupping and making some strange voices since he was a kid. My parents didn’t pay much attention at first, but now his doctor sent him to a neurologist suspecting he had Tourette syndrome. I would like to ask how to diagnose this...

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Needing All the Info I Can Get. Thanx

Hi, I need all info I can get about carpal tunnel syndrome. If you are common with this condition please let me know how is it manifested and treated?

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Tension headache - Nortriptyline prescribed but isn't working

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Hi, A month ago, I hit my head against the top of my car (it appeared an innocuous accident at the time) and I've had strong headaches every since. My neurologist told me that my headache is "post traumatic" and that it's a tension headache. He prescribed me 20mg of Nortriptyline, which...

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My son has been diagnosed with poliomyelitis-what to do?

Can you help me out here, I am slowly becoming desperate. My son has been diagnosed with poliomyelitis-what should we do? I mean, is there anything we can do to help him, beside the doctor’s orders? They said that this condition might be temporary but the symptoms are really frightening me!

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had a mortons neuroma removed in may, after days work the pain is unreal, can not walk,

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im 41 year old female, had mortons neuroma removed in may this year, after 6 weeks was back at work was bit painful, but could do my job, now 4months on,im in more pain than ever, it wakes me up in the night, and after been on it 7half hours a day, i can hardly walk for my bus, i have spent pounds...

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numbness in my sleep

For the last six months or so I have been having an issue while I am asleep. My symptoms are kind of hard to describe but I will give it a shot. I have a numbing feeling through my upper body. (mainly head area) I can feel my heart beating heavy and its like a light headed feeling. I dont ever get...

by User avatar geon32000

Nausea, light headedness, headache, diarrhea before, during and after mentration.

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Hi, I'm 20 this year and I have been feeling very nauseous a few days before my period and it becomes worst as I'm havin my period and usually lasts for about 2 to 3 days more. However, this month it suddenly became worst. I've been feeling nauseous for about a week after my period and also have...

by User avatar Lilbabykitty

Strong Head Pains since Last Year 2011

Ok I don't even know if I should write this, but I gues I will...In year 2011 13 August I got Dizzy Real Dizzy. I went about to 8 Spezialist and they all found no cause.Since then I have really strong Head Pains Migraines !!! Is it just me or is everyone having really strong pains since then ?? My...

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