Brain and Nerves

6 Signs of Fibromyalgia and Symptom Checklist

Fibromyalgia affects approximately 2 out of every 100 Americans with women being about 7 times more likely to suffer with it than men. The exact cause of fibromyalgia is unknown and there is not cure for it as yet. Medication may help along with counseling but no single treatment is effective for all the symptoms. >> Read More ...

10 Signs of a Concussion (Head Injury) and Causes

The brain is safely encased within the hard bony skull and further protected by surrounding fluid which acts as a shock absorber. Despite these protective mechanisms, brain injury can still occur even if there is no penetration of the skull. This is known as traumatic brain inury and there are different grades of severity. >> Read More ...

Warning Signs of a Stroke (Major vs Mini Stroke)

Around 800,000 Americans suffer with a stroke every year and it results in approximately 130,000 deaths. A stroke is the fourth most common cause of death in the United States. Even in cases which are not deadly, a large proportion of people who suffer with a stroke become physically disabled permanently. Contrary to >> Read More ...

Acoustic Neuroma Causes, Symptoms, Radiation, Surgery

A tumor within the brain compartment of the skull (cranium) often concerns most people but not all tumors are cancerous. Nevertheless these non-cancerous tumors can sometimes be very serious and even lead to life-threatening complications when it is large and presses against other parts of the brain. An acoustic neuroma is >> Read More ...

Loss of Sensation Meaning and Causes

Most of us consider the loss of sensation as numbness but this is only the loss of the sense of touch. Sensation includes the ability to perceive stimuli in the environment and can refer to any of the five senses – touch, taste, smell, hearing and vision. A loss of sensation can therefore also include the inability >> Read More ...

Sweaty Back (Perspiration) Causes and Remedies

Sweating is a natural mechanism that is intended to cool down the body. While it is primarily intended for thermoregulation, at times sweating can become excessive even though there are not temperature-related issues. This can prove to be uncomfortable, inconvenient and even embarrassing. Apart from the odor that may be >> Read More ...

Weak Nerves Meaning, Causes, Types, Symptoms

The nerves are the communication lines of the body. It has to work efficiently to ensure that messages are transported throughout the body for the system to function. Sometimes nerves become diseased or damaged in various ways, or malfunctions despite the nerve structure being intact. When this happens, then the >> Read More ...

Neuralgia (Nerve Pain) Causes, Types, Symptoms, Treatment

The nerves play an important role in the body by carrying signals to and from the spinal cord and brain (central nervous system). In this way sensory signals can feed back sensations to the central nervous system (CNS) and transmit signals to different parts of the body from the CNS. It is one of the body’s way of >> Read More ...

Morning Dizziness (After Waking, Sleeping) Causes

Not every person may feel refreshed and energetic in the morning. Some people are able to ‘recharge’ fully after a good night’s sleep while others barely manage to get out of bed and only become fully active late in the morning. Neither of these extremes are considered to be a problem unless it is >> Read More ...

Cysticercosis (Brain Tapeworm), Causes, Symptoms, Treatment

Tapeworms are well known for causing intestinal infections in humans. There are number of tapeworms, which may be acquired by eating different meats. It is particularly a problem when the meat is eaten raw or undercooked. The pork tapeworm remains as one of the more common parasitic worms to cause human intestinal >> Read More ...
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