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).

NUMBNESS IN FACE AND ARM

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MY HUSBAND HAS HAD NUMBNESS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS FACE AND ARM AND FINGERS, FOR ABOUT 6 MO. HE HASN'T INJURED HIMSELF OR FALLEN, AND WE KNOW IT'S NOT A STROKE. CAN SOMEBODY GIVE ME ANY ADVICE WHAT MAY BE THE PROBLEM. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. VESTA

by mamavj44 over a year ago

why am i dizzy feeling?

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Im a 26 yr. old thats been felling dizzy for a about a little over a week now. I checked my blood sugar and been keeping track of my blood pressure and all of that is normal so i was wondering what could be causeing it?

by Guest over a year ago

Hackers attacked epilepsy forum causing migraines and seizures

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Hackers don’t usually attack to cause physical pain on their victims but rather earn money. For example, a few months ago, some hackers exploited a simple coding vulnerability in Sen. Barack Obama's Web site and managed to redirect users to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's official campaign site....

by Lori2592 over a year ago

Numbness hands and feet, jopint pain , headakes, weightgain, mood swings

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Hi Im a 35 year old female, I have had bad headakes for 2 years I take a bottle of 200 IBUS a week. I wake up in the night sweating to death even with a fan and windows open. I have bad mood swings, My joints hurt I have numbness in my feet all the time. My head hurting all the time is more than...

by ange26g over a year ago

recovering from a stroke

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Hi, I know the effects of a massive stroke on a survivor and the family because I had two on the same day. I had mine at age 46 and my father had his at 47, it runs in the family. I learned allot from my dads stroke and I applied it to mine. With work and a good attitude my left side is now...

by jimpet69953 over a year ago

Pressure in my head and strange visual issues

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I've been having pressure in my head for about a week and a half. It's not pain, but pressure. The main places I feel the pressure are deep in my ears, on my head above the base of my neck, above my forehead, and across the bridge of my nose. Also, when I focus my eyes on something with a backlight...

by Guest over a year ago

Feeling dizzy for 6 weeks

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Been feeling dizzy and sometimes sick for 6 weeks, under water (less than 2 meters) i get a sharp pain in my head behind my left eyeball like the back of my eye is being stabbed. Also I feel sick sometimes. Quite often my forehead feels like it's throbbing and the bridge of my nose feels like it's...

by steviebray over a year ago

Problem with onset of Period...Serious headaches, seizure li

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:-( This started back in September with headaches. Since then she has lost 40-50 pounds. Can't work because her skills are inhibited. Her speech is slurred as are her motor skills. Has become OCD on anything in her way. Has been to a mass of doctors who each have given her different drugs and...

by motherof4 over a year ago

restless legs (rls)

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8-| started mild restless legs after birth of first baby in1945. Through years it has increased. Now at 89 and not so active I have been taking requip for about four years==my dosage is up to 4 mg. a day. I experience the symptoms earlier and earlier than the prescribed taking time now--find...

by Guest over a year ago

Numbness in my face. What's wrong?

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I know I've had this before, but it's just so weird. I'm 19 years old, I'm too young for something to be wrong with me. I was just lying on the couch and my face felt very slack and numb. My head was fuzzy and my cheek bones and the upper part of my gum line felt like they were asleep. I couldnt...

by Rose2166404 over a year ago