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).

dull pressure headache, tiredness, wooziness feeling postpar

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:-( Hi, I'm a 30 yr old mom who just had her 2nd child 3 1/2 mo ago. At the end of my pregnancy I ended up having severe pre-eclampsia which developed into HELLP syndrome within 24 hrs after giving birth. Since then I haven't been the same. My blood pressure is still up and down but not high...

by lemonmuff over a year ago

virtigo and dizziness even after I cleaned my ears

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I am 43 and feel dizzy since last 3 weeks. Had homeo medicine for virtigo and as per the Dr's advice consulted neurologist. He advised to clean the ears and prescribed medicine for 2 weeks. The ENT Dr. told years are clear. after having cleaned the ears and under medication, once in 3 days I still...

by Guest over a year ago

migraines and nosebleeds/ feeling of passing out

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i'm 17 years old and i suffer from high blood pressure... I'm athletic and i am not on any type of performance enhancing drugs... I recently began to suffer from nosebleeds and severe migraines and intense pressure in my head... i don't know if it's because of my high blood pressure but... i'm...

by Guest over a year ago

Inspirational Book. Change in the Weather: Life After Stroke

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Legendary TV Personality Mark McEwen has a new book out on life after stroke. In November 2005, Mark suffered a minor stroke while visiting relatives in Baltimore. The hospital misdiagnosed it as the flu and discharged him. A few days later, on a flight back to his home in Orlando, McEwen suffered...

by Guest over a year ago

Inspirational Book. Change in the Weather: Life After Stroke

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by Guest over a year ago

brain stem stroke

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We are hoping to find some information or direction. Our mom, Suzanne, who is 71 had a stroke on the back of her head, on the brain stem on May 23rd 2008. All of her memory and the part of her brain that makes her who she is, is all there. Thank god! Suzanne was diagnosed with a stroke 7 1/2 hours...

by Guest over a year ago

Severe fatigue,equaliberiam is off on occasion, and vision problems

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I been really fatigued, my equaliberiam is off on occasion, and every once in awhile my vision goes goofy. I've been taking allergy medicine with a decongestant, my head feels like a balloon, when tapping on my head around the temples, is like a numb feeling. I just don't feel right. I've tried...

by jagsminers over a year ago

Headache at the back of head

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Hi, I am having severe headache at the back of my head which starts from the back left side and then slowly spreads to the entire head. My jaws n face bones also start paining after some time. And the headache increases if I lie down or bend down. I sometimes feel dizzy also.This continues until I...

by pal171272254 over a year ago

Headache at the back of head

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Hi, I am having severe headache at the back of my head which starts from the back left side and then slowly spreads to the entire head. My jaws n face bones also start paining after some time. And the headache increases if I lie down or bend down. This continues until I take some painkiller. But...

by pal171272254 over a year ago

Increased pain after lumbar epidural

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I had a cortisone injection in my L4 region about 6 days ago. My sciatica pain has increased, not decreased. I called the doctor and he said this is not unusual and the cortisone will kick in. Is this because the cortisone is increasing the pressure on my sciatic nerve? I was nervous about this...

by Carrie C over a year ago