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).

emg test - value of and

I have nerve problems in my feet (tingling and numbness). I saw a neurologist and she recommended that I have an Electromyography Test done. She thinks that my problems are chiefly caused by my age (62) and the fact that I have "champagne-bottle" legs - mostly due to very thin ankles - I...

by donilo63052 over a year ago

i always feel my arms fall asleep they thingly

im 22 hispanic i always feel my arms fall asleep they thingly. it happens when im driving even my legs fall asleep while i sit down to potty. i dont know if im diabetic or not but i been having really bad headaches feel tired and my back hurts my kidneys i think i always feel hungry and thursty any...

by lindacull over a year ago

Dizziness and nausea: due to back treatment or a virus?

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I put a disk out in my lower spine yesterday morning; immediately went to osteopath who clicked it back in (it's a regular thing) and gave me the usual treatment of lying on electical pads (you can't feel this treatment). The only thing he did that was different was place one of the pads over my...

by brownowl21482 over a year ago

i have tingling down all left hand side of my face,neck,arm,and leg

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I have experienced tingling and a kind of numb sensation down my left side 4 about 6-7 years,I have had an mri scan but never found anything wrong.i had surgery on my tubes about 7 years ago an that is when i first experienced the tingling,i then had further surgery bout 3yrs ago to have my falopian...

by bounyty1 over a year ago

bad circlation in hands and feet?

hi im a 15 yr old girl, and i seem to find that my feet are red almost all of the time, if not purple. i put my feet up for a while and they go back to normal colour, but the minute i stand up normally, they go red again. they go that colour in patches, mainly on the skin just below my big toe and...

by Guest over a year ago

Excessive drowziness, and always sleepy

I am always sleepy. I can sleep anytime anywhere for hours. I had balharzia but was treated. It doen't show in my blood or urine anymore. I use Concerta - it helps me stay awake! Is it normal to always want to sleep?even when I wake up i am more sleepy! I do have headaches!!should I do a ct...

by batman over a year ago

first time seizure (s) in 36 year old femaile

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My sister had a grand mal/tonic clonic seizure at work for the first time ever. Was taken to the Emergency Room and was questioned whether or not a true seizure, even after the description her coworkers gave was that of a grand mal. Later that day after being released she again, had a sever grand...

by Guest over a year ago

my mother's severe headach

Hi there, I need help and I don't even know how to begin solving this problem. My mother is suffering from severe headaches. She’s been having them for the past year or so. The only clue is that they happen around and in the time of her period she is 42, could she be going through menopause? Not...

by nmanma10819 over a year ago

migraine dizzy nausea crying

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i get migraines about once or twice a month. whenever i get them i always puke and i do not know why they start. in metween migrains i get random dizzy spells taht casue either confusion or falling over. Also, when i take showers i cant control my breathing and i pas out, probably causing head...

by Guest over a year ago

I have been suffering with headaches for a while. I am also struggling to focus

Hello. I have been suffering with headaches for a while now. I went 2 the doctors a month ago and got put on tablets that dont work, parecetamol I have taken dont shift it. I am not depressed or stressed, or suffer from any anxieties, it can make me vomit and make me feel sick. I am also struggling...

by Guest over a year ago