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).

Gastric bypass and neuropathy in legs and hands

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My son has gastric bypass in May and has done well with weight lose. He is having a problem with the nerves in his hands and legs. he hasn't been able to walk in two weeks. Any answers out there would be greatly appreciated.

by sextonglenda@yahoo.com over a year ago

dizzy

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i'm 12 and for a the past few days i've felt a little weird cause i was getting headaches regularly, and i've only had about 10 in my life, but yesterday when i was in the woods playing with my friend i slipped and landed on my butt ( which hurt cause i landed on a rock ><) but when i got back...

by kelikei46225 over a year ago

effect of alcohol on the brain

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My son doesnt drink often. in the last 7 months he has had 4-5 beers on 4 occassions and after each occassion he has gone into what seems like a long hangover. he doesnt get nausea. He sleeps literally around the clock for the first 3 days and the next four days he gets gradually better. He cannot...

by aninrao6442436 over a year ago

wierd neck pain

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hi there i been a bit ill lately. im having wierd sleeping problems. i try to sleep and lose my eyes but it seems as they are still open and when in the morning it seems like i have slept as im all awake and energised but in my mind i have had no sleep. i also am getting headaches near my eyes and...

by Guest over a year ago

brain swelling, seizures, hallucinations, blurred vision, age 15

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My fiance's younger brother, age 15, is currently ill and no one knows why. A couple weeks ago his mother noticed him ticking every now and then. It wasn't prevalent enough to worry her. Saturday before the 4th of July they admitted him to a local hospital because he called the sheriffs office and...

by martingoon over a year ago

high signal lessions brain and a perineural cyst on the s2 r

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hi can anyone tell me what could the lessions be i have been told tha ihave a small amount of hugh signal lession on the rite side of my head and that that i have a perineural cyst on the s2 root which my left ankle swell badly ive had lots of test just waiting for results

by Guest over a year ago

Upper Left Arm Twitching over 16 hours

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Last night it started over dinner. It has lasted through today. It's not necessarily extremely painful, but it is slightly painful and very annoying. It's pretty intense, as I can feel it, so can others, and its visually apparent too. I can also tell it is the same muscle twitching. It's not...

by Rachel Perlstein39352 over a year ago

Paedatric GBS Infection

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? My child is 1 year & 9 months old. He was so well and active since birth, he was ever diagnosed with any chronic diseases or infections but he had had strong chough two weeks before the virus infected him. However, on the morning of 14th June, 2007, he just collapsed to the floor as his mother...

by Guest over a year ago

Dizzy and nausious

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Day before yesterday I started feeling lightheaded then yesterday it was so bad that unless I was laying down I was dizzy and very nausious. I don't feel like eating and though I felt better in the afternoon and evening the symptoms returned as soon as I got up this morning. At one point when I...

by Guest over a year ago

Numbness in right side of face

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My Dr prescribed valtrex for numbness I've been experiencing in my face for the past 3 days. After researching on the web I've learned that what my Dr thinks I have is shingles, a form of herpes. My concern is this, I've read that a rash may be on the way as well as blistered sores that will crust...

by Renni37061 over a year ago