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).

Be aware.... re young stroke

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My 28 year old daughter was recently at a gym taking part in a boot camp, she was young fit and very slim. After only 20minutes she collapsed, was sent to hospital and diagnoised with dehydration and sent home. That night she became increasingly ill and by morning couldnt walk or talk and was...

by Guest over a year ago

I was sitting in class and I got dizzy. It felt like the room was moving.

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So about 6 weeks ago i was sitting in class and i got dizzy it felt like the room was moving it lasted about about 3 seconds and went away i thought i was going to pass out but i didnt went through the whole dayof school since then i have been feeling dizzy everyday not as bad as before but every...

by adee123299907 over a year ago

head and neck pain

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i am 32 years old and the other day i turned my head to look at my baby and my neck popped and it has been bothering me ever scence i have been having this dull pain in my neck and it goes up into the back of my head i am really worried that it is somthing really wrong. i dont know if i pulled a...

by toni3377 over a year ago

sharp head pain above and behind right ear

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Hi , i am getting pain behind my ear. i have the problem with my right ear, doctor told me , while going to bath make sure cotton keep in ear, some times i neglected, i did as well. but now getting pain behind to my right ear. that too if i shake my head its getting pain light. can you please...

by vardhan over a year ago

Severe Nerve Damage after total knee replacement

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( May 2013 ) I have been told I have severe nerve damage after a total knee replacement. No one seems to help me. Please can someone help. I am at the end of my rope I just cannot take this pain any longer. I cannot walk a great distance the pain is so bad at times it feels like I have a hot...

by Guest over a year ago

Numbness on left side of body

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For the past 5days I have been feeling a numbness on the left side of my body. I also have a numb feeling on the left side of my head. The feeling is not sever, I can perform daily activities with no problem. I went to the ER and the Doc said that there was no sign of a stroke. I've been getting...

by EboBro296368 over a year ago

Numbness on the left side of body, back ache & weird sensation with eyes - whats wrong?

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My fiance went to the doctor about a week ago when his back started aching, things were fine until earlier today when he started complaining that his eyes were "being funny" as he put it. He says it feels like his eyes are jumping around, like he can't focus on anything. He says he can still...

by ZVorster over a year ago

Is it normal to try to perform a spinal tap 18 times?

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I was wondering. if it is normal to try to perform a spoinal tap 18 times. this is what happened to my 19 yr old son. can you damage a disc ? My son just found out he has five fractures vertebra. Can someone let me know if any of this could be contributed to the spinal taps?

by kim over a year ago

Intermittent/spontaneous burning/stabbing/shock-like head pains

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For over a year now I've had these pains. They are extremely localized and occur in different spots all over the back, top, and sides of my head. Ice pick headaches seem the best description, though they never occur in my eyes, only the scalp. Some days they occur all day every few seconds or...

by rb40z294982 over a year ago

Constant Headaches with dizziness that comes and goes with a sick feeling in my stomach

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im 17 years old and Ive been having a constant head ache for about 4 days now only in the front of my head (by my temples) and dizziness everyday for 4 days that comes and goes. the dizziness feels like i cant focas on an object and it makes the object blurry. it makes me feel very weak like im...

by guest k2 over a year ago