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).

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I am having vision and hearing pulsations at the same time

I am having vision and hearing pulsations at the same time. it gets quite bothersome as I have to stop and sit to avoid falling. it is loud inside my head and seems to go to the beat of my heart beat.

by Guest over a year ago

over a year ago by Guest

Dizziness following lumbar punction, it comes in the morning and stays all day

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This past week I had a LP to determine if I had NPH or not. 20 CC's were withdrawn from my brain and the results were felt immediately. Many of the symptoms I was experiencing are gone. One problem I have now is dizziness. It comes in the morning when I get up and stays all day. Is this any cause...

by STURGEON363256 over a year ago

over a year ago by STURGEON363256

After lumbar puncture/spinal tap - leg and arm pain/sensations - is it permanent nerve damage?

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Greetings. I am 27 years old male from sweden who come to seek advice on this forum. The 29th november I had a spinal tap/lumbar puncture that took about 15-20 minutes. I lay on a bed with my legs curled up like a cat, no anesthesia. I felt when the doctor pushed in the needle and pressure when...

by Lesky310284 over a year ago

over a year ago by Guest

hip pain after MRSA

I had mrsa in my left hip after I had my son 2 1/2 years ago. I have been complaining of severe hip pain and have almost lost faith in all doctors. Finally when I went to the doctor yesterday, he diagnosed me with have a sciatic nerve. I go numb fromt he hip down to my feet, severe pain in my hip...

by special k78200 over a year ago

over a year ago by Guest

7-8 deep indents in my sons skull. he was born with hydrocephalus

My son Curtis was born in 1994 with hydrocephalus. When he was 14 days old he received a VP SHUNT and has never had to have it replaced or removed. In 2008 I noticed he had a big indent in his scalp. Since then he has produced many more indents in his scalp. After many Images, CT...

by Nancy over a year ago

over a year ago by Nancy

I sometimes get a little dizzy and lightheaded, I can't concentrate and feel sleepy

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hello so i have a problem wich i have been suffering from for 2 years i sometimes get a little bit dizzy and lightheaded and dont feel like doing nothing anymore all i wanna do is sleep i cant concentrate on anything thats happening i just sometimes stare at the ground becuse i cant concentrate on...

by ieben363066 over a year ago

over a year ago by ieben363066

Acupuncture and Tourette syndrome

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My friend has a son who has Tourette syndrome. He is 9 years old now and they are trying with one kind of treatment with medications for two years. But boy doesn’t feel better. They started to think about some alternative ways of healing. Can somebody tell me something about acupuncture and...

by baily46402 over a year ago

over a year ago by Guest

Quick shooting pain on left side of head and muscle spasms

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Hello, up until about 3 months ago I was an average, healthy, careless 19 year old teenager. But during that time I got really involved in the NHL playoffs to the point where i would start yelling and screaming and feel like it was the end of the world when my team lost a game. For those of you who...

by phildragon93 over a year ago

over a year ago by Guest

herbs for dystonia

Hi, guys. My son has been diagnosed with dystonia. For those who do not know, it is a neurological movement disorder. He started with a standard treatment, but I don’t see any progress, at least for now. Are there any herbs that I could give him? Do you know any herbs for dystonia?

by blinnie1109170264 over a year ago

over a year ago by Nikols169605