Nervous System Disorders and Diseases Medical Answers

General overview A headache is defined as pain anywhere in the areas involving the head or neck and can be a symptom of a number of issues of these areas. Brain tissue...

General overview The main area to focus on when considering causes of facial numbness is the trigeminal nerves. These nerves will be affected in a number of ways which will...

Tarsal tunnel syndrome (TTS), also known as posterior tibial neuralgia, is a condition that causes a number of symptoms of vague foot pain. There can be burning. There can be a...

Hands that turn red, swollen, itchy, and painful after immersion in water are not an unusual problem. Usually the underlying problem is eczema. The condition is so common that it's...

Tourette syndrome is a nervous system disorder characterized by uncontrolled movements and sounds called tics. It starts in childhood, typically around the age of two, and may get worse by the time the child is 12 years old. The involuntary twitching and sounds may decrease as the child grows older

Headache is one of the most common complaints in human medicine. Headaches can be divided into two broad categories: Headaches that appear as a symptom of some other medical condition (systemic infection, head injury, intracranial hemorrhage, brain tumors, etc.), are referred to as secondary

People who usually wear tight, narrow, high-heeled shoes run the risk of developing a thickened, swollen nerve at the ball of the foot. This condition is called Morton's neuroma, which causes intense pain when they walk. A nerve runs along the foot between the toes, and when this gets squeezed for

"Alice in Wonderland" is a popular story about a young girl who frequently experienced metamorphic changes in herself and in her environment. These changes included changes in size, distortions in her physical surroundings, distortions in time, and other unusual experiences involving her

Bell's palsy or Bell palsy is a type of one-sided facial paralysis that affects about 30 out of 100,000 people in the United States annually. It usually affects men and women between the ages 20-40 years, and pregnant women and people with diabetes have a higher risk of developing the condition

Viral encephalitis is a rare condition that is characterized by inflammation of the brain. It may be caused by a herpes virus, such as the herpes simplex virus (HSV), or an arbovirus, that is transmitted by blood-sucking insects, such as mosquitoes. Less commonly, brain inflammation may also be