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).

Do I have Mild RSD?????

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I had shoulder surgery on June 2nd and my docs think that I have developed RSD. My therapists agree. My insurance company agrees. My psychologist agrees! When researching the disorder, I can only find info on extreme cases. My symptoms are mild... compared. Is there such a thing as mild rsd? I am...

by mymbert164023 over a year ago

headache on top left side of head

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I am becoming increasing worried about the headaches that I keep on getting. They are always in the same general area; the top left side of my head. These headaches can hit at any time, with no notice at all. I have not had any accidents or sports injuries or any other health problems that I know...

by domenic379167607 over a year ago

headache on left side of the head

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Hi, I have had headaches on the left side of my head for a while now. What is making me nervous as well, is that the pain that they are causing is a stabbing kind of pain, that doesn't get better with tylenol. I am considering calling a doctor and seeing what I can do to resolve this problem, but...

by torey1145167199 over a year ago

headache on one side

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What is the meaning of a headache that you get on one side of the head? I had one yesterday evening and it is all gone now, but it made me feel so bad that I am still worried about it now. Can this be a sign that there are any serious medical problems I had no idea I suffered from? Please tell me...

by ethan113167092 over a year ago

headache on back left side of head

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I am in need of some advice, if you can spare some? I have been having horrible headaches all week, on the back left side of my head. I don't normally care about pain much but this is pretty bad. I am wondering what it is that is causing all these headaches? Do you have any idea about this? Would...

by dare1218166718 over a year ago

life expectancy for people with cerebral palsy

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Hi, folks. My friend’s father has been diagnosed with cerebral palsy. The exact cause is still unknown. I would like to know how long life expectancy for people with cerebral palsy is. I don’t have enough data, but I would like to help to my friend. Your replies are more than welcomed....

by carly514165468 over a year ago

Left Body Numbness

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Hi, I'm 33 years old and in a profession where i'v to sit for the entire day...physical activity is very less...around 6 months before i had a severe stiff neck and a doctor suggested me to get MRI done...after checking the reports, he said that there is a nerve getting pressed in my...

by ravitaneja over a year ago

Sleep and numbness

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Hi, i usually sleep in restless way. I grind my teeth and i stick both knees together that i they hurt when i wake up. 2ndly, i've been facing a situation where my pinky finger goes numb and my whole arm feels stuck all the way up, what would be the reason...

by sereen over a year ago

left frontotemporal craniotomy for the fenestration of a large cyst on pituitary tumor/stroke

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My husband had a left frontotemporal craniotomy for the fenestration of a large cyst on his pituitary tumor (a very large macroadenoma) which he previously had a transsphenoidal surgery for and 25 radiation treatments (2009). The MRI following the radiation showed a bubble on the left side of the...

by eenie over a year ago

pain in left thigh

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today I had severe pain that throbbed with my heart beat and located inside left thigh. It has occurred intermittently over the past hour. I am 71 yrs of age. I am in great physical shape and lift weights and walk regularly. People say I look to be in my 40's or early 50's. I am...

by rogert162835 over a year ago