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Brain and neurological conditions

Neurological conditions such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's, and multiple sclerosis can devastate both patients and caregivers. Support from others who share the unique challenges of these diseases can often help.

Chiari Awareness

betterhalf65
  • By betterhalf65 · New reply yesterday at 2:50 pm
  • 7 replies
  • I am looking for people who are wanting to bring awareness to chiari. I need help from anyone willing. Plus any ideas would be appreciated. Thank You Kathy Rigdon betterhalf65@yahoo.com ...

Chiari Malformation

betterhalf65
  • By betterhalf65 · New reply November 16, 2009
  • 32 replies
  • Id like to get a discussion going for Chiari ...

ms symptoms with no diagnosis

Cindy10
  • By Cindy10 · New reply November 13, 2009
  • 39 replies
  • Hi ...I need to join this discussion because of being very frustrated with symptoms and specialists. I have a history of hemi-facial spasms and trigeminal neuralgia ,for which I have had cranial nerve ...

Indiana

anm830
  • By anm830 · Posted October 27, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • Does anyone know of a good chiari specialist? Or of a insurance I could get that covers pre excisting conditions and that lets you have the surgery right away without having to wait 12 months ...

best procedure for herniated discs

JMONTGOMERY
  • By JMONTGOMERY · New reply October 8, 2009
  • 7 replies
  • I have Stiff Persons Syndrome. I have several herniated discs. I am searching for the best procedure to correct these-the least invasive are preferable. Any positive personal experience is welcomed. Thanks ...

Hydrocephalus/Spina Bifida (adults)

ESA
  • By ESA · New reply October 3, 2009
  • 2 replies
  • I know there are other adults out there with Spina Bifida who suffer with hydrocephalus and it seems to be a relatively small group over a certain age. I have a sister in her early 40s with this condition ...

Devic's Disease

SistaMoon
  • By SistaMoon · Posted September 12, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • Devic's disease is an inflammatory disease of the central nervous system in which there are episodes of inflammation and damage to the myelin (fatty, protective covering of nerves) that almost exclusively ...

ms

luckylady71154
  • By luckylady71154 · New reply September 12, 2009
  • 4 replies
  • Hi I was dx with ms in 2005 but being a nurse I knew before I was told for sure. I had been nursing for almost 28 years, but I noticed in 2005 it was time to get out of nursing. I had way to many signs ...

Do resting tremors always mean Parkinson's?

Jeanccc
  • By Jeanccc · Posted September 10, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • My brother started having resting tremors in one of his hands a few weeks ago. He went to his doctor and he has referred him to Neurology but his appointment is over a month away. Does anyone know are ...

care of a stroke victim

kmsvatek
  • By kmsvatek · New reply August 30, 2009
  • 6 replies
  • I am at my wits end I need some help I am caring for my husband of 35 years who had a stroke 4 years ago he has lost the cognitive skills and some of the peripherial vision I know this is mild in retrospect ...

Teaching Facility Status: "To Teach Is To Help, So Why Not The Both Of Us?"

WhataBreeze
  • By WhataBreeze · Posted August 28, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • Over seven years since I acquired "Central Pontine Myelinolysis," a said to be rare disorder simular to the central nervous system. As I post this piece, it's so difficult for me to accept all that I ...

terrible headaches

sometimes
  • By sometimes · Posted August 27, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • I’ve been having these difficult headaches for the past 3 weeks. I mean they’re not really happening everyday but when it hits me, the pain is like it’s some kind of a pressure in my head. I decided to ...

HELP! Buzzing feeling driving me crazy!

angie5
  • By angie5 · New reply August 20, 2009
  • 17 replies
  • Hi everyone, It feels like I put my finger in a electrical socket and I'm slowly being shocked constantly.! It's driving me crazy!. It's keeping me awake at night. I lay in bed buzzing and buzzing and ...

Bringing Awareness to Devic's Disease

SistaMoon
  • By SistaMoon · Posted August 13, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • I have made it my mission to bring awareness to Devic's Disease. Devic's disease is an inflammatory disease of the central nervous system in which there are episodes of inflammation and damage to the ...

Doctors who do not listen to their Patients or caregivers

SistaMoon
  • By SistaMoon · Posted August 13, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • My daughter was diagnosed with a rare disease called Devic's Disease in September 2008. We live in Nevada. In my research regarding this rare disease, I have found that many others in various states have ...

A valuable discovery to help Alzhheimer's patients

jacintoernesto
  • By jacintoernesto · Posted August 10, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • Really my interest is not to start a discussion, but to let every body knows about a new discovery to help people with Alzheimer's disease. So I have reproduced the following article (Please read down ...

M.S symptoms & a buzzing feeling

angie5
  • By angie5 · New reply August 2, 2009
  • 21 replies
  • I have had a really bad week I can hardly get out of bed, I hert from my head down to my toes. Has anyone ever felt a buzzing feeling through-out their body. You can't hear it, you just feel it. It is ...

Looking for Brain Aneurysm survivors or family

bafound
  • By bafound · New reply July 17, 2009
  • 3 replies
  • Yes, I am a survivor of a Brain Aneurysm with early detection and new research. Read my story at my web site...www.bahelp.com Help lets make awareness on early detection, it saved my life. If we have ...

2 lesions on pons

Queenie2
  • By Queenie2 · New reply June 8, 2009
  • 6 replies
  • Hi I am new. I have had many symptoms since last few years but have ignored them not thinking much about them. I have been having many either horrible headaches or migraines lately and also terrible lt ...

To Be Appreciated Needs No Co-Pay. It's Free!

WhataBreeze
  • By WhataBreeze · Posted June 4, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • Good Morning All, Over seven years now since I acquired Central Pontine Myelinolysis, (CPM, ODS, etc.) yesterday in a private message directly to my email I recieved one of the kindest notes from another ...

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