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).

Back surgery with rods, now have dropped foot and nerve damage

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After having my 8th back surgery, this time I ended up with dropped foot. One leg from the hip to the toes have no circulation and it feels like I am in an ant bed all the time. I have had the dropped foot for almost 2 years. Some of the feeling came back in my toes, but I also use a Bioness brace...

by Wevobeo over a year ago

i have a Massive Headache and my legs go numb then small shaking/twitching happens in my legs HELP!!

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I have a massive headache that wont go away. Everything i do makes it hurt more intensivally, i used ibuprofin (motrin/advil) and it still intensivally hurts. My mother says it could be because the start of my period but i dont think it could end up that bad, (BTW im 12 so i couldnt be...

by kathrynawesome321225111 over a year ago

Random headaches and excessive sweating

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A few days ago I had a mild fever that led to a very restless night. I woke up covered in sweat, thinking that I had sweat out the fever. However, since then, I have had a headache every night, starting around 19:00, which slowly grows and becomes worse. Also, I wake up drenched in sweat. And now...

by John over a year ago

Having headache for the past two years affecting my right side

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I am a 200 level medical student studying in Nigeria, Africa. I av been having headache for the past two years with no improvemt. Though I managed to get to college, I am walking dead. I cant concentrate or reason clearly. This headache affects right side of: my eyes, my eyes, right side of the...

by Guest over a year ago

are mri's and ct scans any effective?

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ive had so many mris and ct scans done, are they effective? i think i have some kinda brain tumor but not sure cuz mri and ct say its normal. i have the same exact symptoms of a brain tumor so have no idea and the frustrating thing iis, the doctors dont understand a thing :( please help me. thanx

by guest over a year ago

itching and swelling in fingers and feet

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Just this year I started experiencing a very weird symptom. My fingertips would get hard and sore. By the next day my fingers would start itching and swelling. I could stretch my fingers out and see these hard white places that were bumps under the skin. I would also have this happen on the sides...

by Valerie Savoy222949 over a year ago

sudden left side head pain in straight line

I want to know the reason behind sudden left side head pain in straight line. I dont want to go to doctor, please help me out. I am very much afraid of this pain. This pain occurs periodically weekly or monthly for 1-2 mins always.***this post is edited by moderator *** *** private phone numbers...

by vikasdeepkec222806 over a year ago

Head numbness upon waking up.

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Hey Everyone,Just woke up not too long ago and the back of my head was numb. I sat up and readjusted and the numbness went away completely within 5 minutes (probably much less than that though). No other pain, vision problems, etc. My question is, does this sound like a nerve or circulation problem...

by Guest over a year ago

Spinocerebellar degeneration my course

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What its like to have this condition my hearing is going, my handwritting is bad I have no sex drive and i feel tried most of the time, my ambitions in life is gone my balance is very bad Can anyone help Peter

by Spinocerebellar Degeneration over a year ago

Strange pressure in face when I tilt head back

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I was crawling into bed on my stomach and I tilted my head back to look up at my girlfriend when i couldn't move. I arched up looking up at her with my body laying flat on the bed. My face felt like it was going to explode, pressure all through my head. I couldn't see anything and...

by BKingston over a year ago