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).

nosebleeds with headache and face pain

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My Mother has Lupus really bad to the point where the muscle tissue in her face, arms, tighs and buttocks are deteriorating. Lately she has been suffering from numerous headaches and face pain with nosebleeds.. These nosebleeds come put of nowhere. She has a fulltime job and does everything she...

by Tequila over a year ago

God, Whats Wrong? Pressure and sharp pains in my head...

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For the last couple of days I've had this strange tightness/pressure in the left side of my head and neck. It began a couple of days ago, when I was coming out of the store. I felt this sharp tabbing pain in my left temple that completely disoriented me. It went away after a couple of minutes,...

by godimhungry58099 over a year ago

medically unexplained stroke - could it be conversion reaction?

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My husband had what can only be described as a stroke on 11/4. He has had all the appropriate tests all negative (CAT, MRI, MRA, ultrasound of carotids, lungs, bubble test, blood tests, EKG) The neurologist has told us that there is no medical evidence of a stroke, but yet his left arm and leg...

by chevylade54452 over a year ago

People Who Suffer From Migraines Have Ticker Brain

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Recent study found that people who suffer from migraine have ticker part of the brain which is responsible for sensory informations. Study measured thickness of that part of the brain and found that people who suffer from heavy migraines have 20% ticker sometosensory cortex than normal people....

by Laylah over a year ago

anterior cervical disectomy with fusion

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I just wanted to share my experience on an ongoing basis, as there appears to be very few sucess stories on here ( I am sorry for each of you still experiencing post op pain). Backgorund: 27 year old male, 8 year history of new and shoudler paind. Buldging disc at c5/c6. MRI showed slight...

by curtiswvu53383 over a year ago

Pain/Light-headedness/ from running

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*Probably the wrong section, if so, sorry* I'm 15, don't smoke, drink or anything like that; and my BMI is 19.0 so I;m FAR from overweight; have Asthma. When ever I exorcise, especially run, within around 1-5 minutes of running I get a bad sore, choking type feeling in my throat (Its a feeling as...

by Guest over a year ago

Pressure in head, numbness in legs, back & hands

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Hello, I'm 25 and have been experiencing strange symptoms for the past 2 years. My symptoms are in order as they occured: Dizziness Blurred Vision Headaches - Migraines at least twice a month Head Pressure Tongue Numbess Numbess in hands Nerve jolts starting with my spine extending to hands and...

by AshleyC over a year ago

Spinal Arachnoid Cyst

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I was involved in a car accident jan 31 2006. Had a mri done on nov 2006. I found out that I have a ararchnoid cyst along with acouple of slipped discs. C7,T1-T2,T9-T10. I have no previous injuries before my accident. Want are the chances of my cyst coming from my accident. It doesnt run in my...

by gunmaster49601 over a year ago

hot flashes, visual auras, hallucinations, disorientation, loss of balance & epilepsy

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I have suffered from epilepsy (grand mal seizures, evidently in the temporal lobe, cause idiopathic) since I was 26, but have been controlled on Depakote for 10 years. I have just entered menopause. I have been told I have migraines with visual auras, although I don't actually get a bad headache....

by furdog49441 over a year ago

Constant headaches, neck and shoulder pain

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My mother has been suffering from constant headaches for over 2 years. She did feel better for a couple of months after trying a medication prescribed by her 1st Neurologist. Feeling better only lasted a short time. She says her headaches go away while she is in bed with her head on the pillow,...

by lidia54 over a year ago