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).

Severe headaches causing light headedness and vision problem

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Well I've been having problems with headaches. Starting at the top of my head and radiating down the left side. I am 18 years old, in good health. The pain, i thought, was a severe headache at first but it has lasted for 4 days now. I have had trouble with becoming light headed and/or dizzy at...

by wendiejo105177 over a year ago

19 year old with rebound headache.

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Can you give me more info on this thing they call “rebound headaches”? I’m a 19-year old student and was recently diagnosed of having migraine. I have been getting these weird headaches and I thought they were just regular headaches so I never bothered asking a doctor about it. Anyway,...

by isthislove104964 over a year ago

Really bad headaches for last six months

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I been getting these really bad headaches for about six months. I been going to my doctor at least seven to eight times. My doctor prescribed Topamax but its not working he even gave me other meds. but all of them don't work as well. I do not have stress but some doctors think that. Even if I get...

by alexdepp98331 over a year ago

Headache and Tingly Lips

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Hello. I have had a moderate to bad headache centralized over my left eye and back for the past three days. Yesterday, as I was driving home from work, I also noticed that my lips felt tingly and kind of numb. What could cause this? Should I be concerned and go to my doctor? Thank you.

by OneSailorsCollegeChick over a year ago

Painfull stiff neck, numb right thumb and weak right side reflexes

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MOVED FROM MUSCULAR FORM:- Hi, About 3 weeks ago I was cutting some shapes out of material and noticed afterwards that my thumb was numb. A week later I started to get neck pain and limited neck movement so I went to my GP. He didn't seem too concerned about the neck pain, suggesting that it was...

by Guest over a year ago

Median Nerve Damage

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In 1998 I was diagnosed w/ CTS. I underwent surgery and some symptoms went away. I still had psin and swelling and "nerve spasms". I was told there was nothing else they could do. In 2007 my hand became dramaticlly worst. I was rediagnosed with CTS and they performed another release...

by hollie4400102667 over a year ago

Diziness, Nausa, Headaches, Fatigue, Light sensitivitie, ach

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I have been having these symptoms for 3 weeks and i do not know wat it is. I also can't think straight have a foggy head, am so col that even though i have like 5 blankets and a heated sheet w/ a water bottle i am freezing, then I'm so hot, and have noise sensitivity. My feet are cold too. I am...

by GirlieMe102462 over a year ago

i have heaviness and pressure in my head and sharp pains in

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i'm really new at this but i've been reading various posts about the same situations that i've been having. For about a year now, I have been having these problems with my head. I feel dizzy, light headed, clumsy and unaware of things( not as observant as i normally am). I have been forgetting...

by Guest over a year ago

1 Month Headache.

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Alright so heres the deal. I have had this headache for going on a month. Usually starts as soon as I wake up. As the day goes on it gets worse. There has been about 3 days within a month period I have not had this headache. I cannot make it to the doctors right now due to lack of insurance and the...

by Emmalee Heart102138 over a year ago

headache 3 weeks face now swallon and trobbing

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I have had a headache for 3 weeks {inside head) not to bad just constant vision gets a little blurred every now and then. Neck really hurts and left side seems to feel the worst in head and face of right is the most swollen

by Guest over a year ago