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).

i had a problem with my headache

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some 2weeks back i had a problem with my headache, where by i feel as if i have an insert walking in the whole head. and also another field in the head spackles as if it is going to bust. please some advise or a reply to use the medication directed, otherwise am not feeling well.

by Ssenganda Henry36836 over a year ago

facial nerve pain

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I have been diagnosed with facial nerve disorder, but doctors cannot pinpoint which nerve is damaged/affected. I was wondering has anyone experienced the following symptoms. If so, what is your diagnosis?: -Digging, tight, burning pain in the upper and bottom gum area. - Pain is excercebated...

by Guest over a year ago

first steps determining meningitis?

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Person having little neck movement, headaches are not severe, verythin, dark spots on face and upper body, open bloody-looking eruptions on lips, and also a fever of 104 with a low blood pressure.

by Guest over a year ago

headache

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i am suffering from headache .i have pain all time in my head..some time the headache increases very much .during that time i cannot eat anything as there is always a feeling of vomitting accompained by shivering. doctors advised that as such there is no treatment but whenever the pain ocurs they...

by harneet over a year ago

Researchers To Test If MPH Would Help Young ADHD Patients In Driving

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Distractions that often occur while driving like fave song on the radio or the cell phone could be more damaging to ADHD sufferers and could lead to a car crash. As a group, young ADHD drivers are two to four times more likely to have a car accident than non-ADHD drivers. Researchers from the...

by Bobby over a year ago

:? Why do I have a headache still?

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Why do I still have this headache? I have had this headache since monday. I have never had one this long or one that makes me vomite in that case.I have drunk plenty of water, took headache medication. whats wrong with me?

by Guest over a year ago

Teenagers with migraines at risk of suicide

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Scientists from Taiwan say that teenagers with chronic daily headaches, especially migraines are at greater risk of suicide than teens who don't suffer from migraines. Also, these teens are at increased risk of suffering from other psychiatric disorders like depression and panic disorder and...

by Mark over a year ago

Still Dizzy....

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Well, I'm on month 5 now with my dizziness. The chiropracter keeps cracking my neck to get it to help. It was working. Dizziness went away for like 3-4 days. I was so happy! Then hit hard again, then lightened up for about a weeks where I hardly noticed it. Now back again. I don't have the nasea...

by windrising28366 over a year ago

What are the effects of RSD left untreated?

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I have had RSD since 2003, I have been accused of faking and exaggerating the symptoms. The local health department is unwilling to give me the appropriate referral to a specialist that accepts Medicaid. I am not currently (2007) being treated for the RSD and would like to know my risks for not...

by DSIGNR over a year ago

for the past week i have been suffeing from pressure on the top of my head, which moves to the back of my head

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Hi, for the past week i have been suffeing from pressure on the top of my head, which moves to the back of my head. I also just feel wierd and sometimes dizzy. My symptoms sem to change quite a lot and for the past few days i have been experiencing fullness in my ears. My vision is strange -...

by Guest over a year ago