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).

Whenever I try to fall asleep my throat starts to close in like I only have a small area to breath

For the past few nights I haven't been able to sleep but in the afternoon I can sleep like when it's night and I try to fall asleep my throat starts to close in like I only have a small area to breath and I start getting sick and I cough alot I also nearly end up vomiting I also get a bad headache...

by MonRob319327 over a year ago

Numbness and severe burning in knuckles, shoulder, mid back, and thigh. Dizzy upon standing, and...

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I have many many issues that from time to time render me completely incapable of movement, but that is rare. The main issues that plague me everyday are the ones I will list here in hopes someone can tell me a connection between them. My (nerve pain?), is all on my right side. My knuckles big...

by cmc over a year ago

Pain and pressure in head along with dark circles under eyes

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I am 22 years old and my problem is that i feel pain in back of neck and shoulders and also in front of head. I have immense dark circles under my eyes and my cheeks are also stretched.I feel pressure in my head all the time and have irregular heartbeats. kindly help me to resolve my problem.

by Umer over a year ago

my daughter ten years has a well defined midline extra axial triangular shaped cystic area

my daughter ten years has a well defined midline extra axial triangular shaped systic area seen implicating the qudrigeminal cistern area below the selenium and body of the corpus callosum . it measures 2.5*3cm in its maximum dimensions. it follows CSF in all pulse sequences . it extends...

by PATIENT over a year ago

Twitching and cold feeling in left calf and shin, pressure in head, left side of neck and shoulde

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I have been having this constant pressure on the left side of my neck and shoulder for a couple of months now. Along with this my left side of my left calf and shin constantly twitch and feel cold or numb. Now just in the past couple of days I have head pressure and feel it behind the ears which is...

by blackz281999318951 over a year ago

Numb/Tingly feeling in head, somestimes all over. Sometimes around mouth.

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Hi, I have a numby-tingling feeling in my head. Usually around my mouth and it can be around my eyes too. This sometimes is accompanied by a weird feeling in my head. I'm epileptic but my neurologist doesn't think it is related and anxiety meds don't stop it. Any ideas?

by Amy over a year ago

pain in the left arm

pain in left arm felt like electric shocks going down my arm.lost my balance felt sick to my stomach .pulse showing in the stomach ;very tired went to the hospital in nov .showed nothing'but this time very painful

by AnnMer318533 over a year ago

Which one is the early stage clinical manifestation of Tuberculous meningitis?

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Which one is the early stage clinical manifestation of Tuberculous meningitis? a) Bulging fontanel b) Personality changes c) Frequent seizure attack d) Confusion e) Meningeal irritation signs

by YISHENG WASEEM317058 over a year ago

bad pressure in the lower part of my head by my neck in the back. what is it?

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I have a horrible pressure pain in the back of my head lower part right above my neck. It hurts do bad it makes me throw up. It's only in that side. I've taken bayer tylenol ect... Nothing helps. I can't really just up and go to the doctor any time I want. Can someone give me any kind of advice or...

by TifFlo317863 over a year ago

Brown spotting for 9 days, tingling cold hands and feet, numb stomach.

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Hey guys I am for in my early thirties and exercise regularly (6 days a week) and eat very healthy, just fish 2-3 x week, eggs lots of fruits and veggies and very rarely whole wheat breads or pasta With very little dairy except for occasionally Greek yogurt. I've been checked over by my ob gyn...

by WhiteLotus713 over a year ago