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| brain aneurysm | 3/13/2008 | CONNIE FOWLER |
Q: I need answers fast, I am worried about my health and my life is falling appart because of it! As of ...
A: I cannot say wether it is a tumor, aneurysm, CSF brain fluid build up or a malformation. I have ...
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| brain aneurysm | 3/13/2008 | CONNIE FOWLER |
Q: I need answers fast, I am worried about my health and my life is falling appart because of it! As of ...
A: I truly feel you need to see a Neurologist it sounds like you could have fluid build up on your ...
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| Spinal Cord Injury & Recovery | 3/5/2008 | CONNIE FOWLER |
Q: My sister-in-law was in a car wreck that left her with three injuries to her spinal cord. The first ...
A: It sound as your sister in law has suffered what is called Anterior cord syndrome results from ...
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| brain cyst | 3/3/2008 | CONNIE FOWLER |
Q: My nephew was hit in the head at school with a ball, as a result he ending up getting a mri,and the ...
A: There are different types and degree of Brain cysts, from what I have read it sounds like your ...
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| Infant seizures | 2/25/2008 | CONNIE FOWLER |
Q: I have a grandson who has suffered seizures when he was around six months old. He has had several ...
A: I have a brother that has seizer problems too, through him I do know that Dr will try to take you of ...
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| i need ur help !! | 2/22/2008 | CONNIE FOWLER |
Q: . recently..i found that i lost most of my concentration,i don't know why?!may be due to work ...
A: When I was stress from my sons brain surgery I had the same problem the DR put me on Adderall and ...
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| Infant Seizure? | 2/21/2008 | CONNIE FOWLER |
Q: Three nights ago, my 4 month old nephew suffered what seemed to be a seizure. It was 3 a.m. and he ...
A: From what you have told me I honestly feel a infant that young having a seizer should see a ...
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| sci/ double vision/ autonomic dysreflexia/ bladder | 2/16/2008 | CONNIE FOWLER |
Q: I have concerns, my son has t5678 compression fractures, l5-s1 2.5mm disc bulge. There was cord ...
A: Horner's syndrome is usually congentil yet can be brought on by trauma in the neck area. Signs : ...
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| Back and leg pain | 2/10/2008 | CONNIE FOWLER |
Q: Can you explan all of this to me and maybe what I should do and what is degeneratve sclerosis ...
A: Multilevel degenerative changes, worse at L4-L5 .The phrase "degenerative changes" in the spine ...
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| recurrent intermittent localized headache | 2/9/2008 | CONNIE FOWLER |
Q: I'm a 22 yr old healthy male. About 4 months ago I had this new onset of a headache that made me ...
A: These are symptoms A droopy eyelid. Double vision or other changes in vision. Pain above or behind ...
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| recurrent intermittent localized headache | 2/9/2008 | CONNIE FOWLER |
Q: I'm a 22 yr old healthy male. About 4 months ago I had this new onset of a headache that made me ...
A: It sounds like you could have a case of Vertigo yet if you feel your symptom could be from a ...
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| Bulging anterior fontanel | 2/6/2008 | CONNIE FOWLER |
Q: I just don't know where to go now. My 6 1/2 month old has a massive firm bulging anterior fontanel. ...
A: YES ,YES ,YES!! You should be worried I do not want to scare you yet your first clue that the DR has ...
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| syrinxs | 2/5/2008 | CONNIE FOWLER |
Q: a young man was injured wrstling this weekend, and we just heard his has syrinxs-not sure exactly ...
A: Syringomyelia? sear-IN-go-my-EEL-ya) A cyst forms within the spinal cord called a syrinx, expands ...
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| ACM/TSC | 1/29/2008 | CONNIE FOWLER |
Q: How rare is it to have both ACM and TSC?. Also could both of these be hereditary? I am a 48 year old ...
A: My self and 2 out of 3 my boys have Chiari, One with Chiari and Tethered cord syndrome also had ...
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| aphasia | 1/28/2008 | CONNIE FOWLER |
Q: My son was diagnosed by a speech-lang therapist with aphasia last Sept and has therapy 2x week. I ...
A: with your son having problems at birth and the fact the DR had to revive him makes me concern that ...
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| why suddenly migraines? | 1/25/2008 | CONNIE FOWLER |
Q: Fowler, I am a very healthy 33 year old female. Suddenly on December 15th I started getting migraine ...
A: Some people as they get older or who had a serious illness end up with a weaker immune system, food, ...
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| Headache/Chiari I | 1/24/2008 | CONNIE FOWLER |
Q: Male/47/overweight but otherwise good health I have had a headache and face pain (left ...
A: I have Chiari Malformation too like you my Neurologist stated at 5 mm it was not signifent and mild ...
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| Headaches | 1/10/2008 | CONNIE FOWLER |
Q: I have a headache everyday all day long and the back of my head is sore when I lay down. What could ...
A: There is no single cause of headaches. A number of causes have been identified to these type of ...
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| muscle biopsy | 1/10/2008 | CONNIE FOWLER |
Q: I have had pain and in my neck, shoulders and arms. My doctor checked my CPK and it was slightly ...
A: Denervation atrophy results when nerves that supply skeletal muscles are severed. When motor neurons ...
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| childs surgery for chairi 1 | 1/6/2008 | CONNIE FOWLER |
Q: My son is scheduled to have decompression surgery on 1/28/08. We have known about his chiari for 1 ...
A: I am so glad you emailed me with this concern. My son and I both had this surgery with opening the ...
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| Nerve Damage - treatments? | 12/31/2007 | CONNIE FOWLER |
Q: Dr. Fowler - Once diagnosed with nerve damage - post-partum (most likely due to the epidural), what ...
A: It sound as if you have a condition called (Neuropathy) is a condition in which sensory changes ...
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| MRI findings | 12/27/2007 | CONNIE FOWLER |
Q: ... I am a 28 yr old female with symptoms representing MS.....shock type sensations (arms.legs and ...
A: It sound to me you could have a case of ( Syringomyelia ) Fluid being trap in your spinal canal. ...
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| dizziness, short of breath | 12/18/2007 | CONNIE FOWLER |
Q: My problem mainly occurs at night shortly after I go to bed, where I start feeling dizzy and ...
A: First let me apologize for not getting back to you sooner as my computer was down and I was unable ...
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| Right side facial numbness | 11/30/2006 | Vicharn Lipisuwanchote |
Q: Let's just say any answer would be helpful and would put me in the right direction I need to go. But ...
A: Your symptoms really suggest a tumor , if the imaging was taken for a long time,it maybe useful to ...
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| Central Pain | 11/25/2006 | Vicharn Lipisuwanchote |
Q: My 20 year old daughter's life is being destroyed by chronic Central Pain. It is ripping the heart ...
A: since the pathophysiology is not known much,and the pathology seems to be diffuse.so no specific ...
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| chiari 1 with brain lesions on MRI | 11/22/2006 | Vicharn Lipisuwanchote |
Q: My sister had an MRI done and a few things came up. We were hoping that you might be able to explain ...
A: the lesions in the brain need more evaluation about what is the disease.the brain which involved ...
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| lightheadedness | 11/22/2006 | Vicharn Lipisuwanchote |
Q: I have had daily lightheadedness going on 3 years now. I have had many cardiology tests, but to no ...
A: there are many causes for lightheadedness.so if you have any other symptoms you should tell the doc ...
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| Confused | 11/21/2006 | Vicharn Lipisuwanchote |
Q: I am a undergrad student who is quite confused. I want to take pre-med, and have a backup major: A ...
A: "i think" neurology is quite complicated compared to biology. and biology is required in more ...
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| muscle twitching and numbness | 11/17/2006 | Vicharn Lipisuwanchote |
Q: I'M A 32 YR FEMALE. STARTED WITH NEURO SYMPTOMS JULY 2006 WITH NUMBNESS IN LEFT PINKIE. UPON LEFT ...
A: 1.you're not having muscle dz or nerve entrapment( but in july 2006 you might have entrapment, it ...
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| Chiari & Tethered cord | 11/16/2006 | Vicharn Lipisuwanchote |
Q: i was diagnosed with tethered cord and they said that my tonsils in the back of my head are 5mm ...
A: tethered cord syndrome should be corrected as soon as detected , or at least before have permanent ...
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| Ventriculomegally, Agenesis Corpus Callosum, Atrophy Cerebellum | 11/16/2006 | Vicharn Lipisuwanchote |
Q: Good Evening. Our little baby (Emma) had been delivered successfully on Oct 23. At the 5th month of ...
A: generally patients like your baby not die from brain pathology. but as it needs treatment, maybe ...
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| multiple Brain Lesions w/abnormal romberg test | 11/15/2006 | Vicharn Lipisuwanchote |
Q: I am a 40yr old female with high blood pressure controlled with lysinopril, and was a smoker for 20 ...
A: it's important to recognize if the lesions are related to your symptoms, like if you have lesion in ...
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| Facial numbness | 11/12/2006 | Vicharn Lipisuwanchote |
Q: Everyday at various times I have a numbness around my mouth and left jaw area. It even feels as ...
A: your symptoms maybe explained by isolated trigeminal nerve palsy.intermittent course tells that ...
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| pinched nerve in neck with neuralgia in left arm | 11/8/2006 | Vicharn Lipisuwanchote |
Q: I originally twisted my neck badly almost 4 months ago.It got so bad that It made me go to hospital ...
A: it's good that's going eased. actually, no one can tell the duration but it usually stands no longer ...
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| Chiari and ADHD | 5/21/2006 | Connie Fowler |
Q: Do you know if there is a link between ADHD and Chiari? My son has been diagnosed with a Chiari ...
A: Oh yes ADHD has everything to do with Chiari Malformation. I have 3 boys all whom have ADHD OR ADD,2 ...
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| tethered cord syndrome | 7/4/2005 | Connie Fowler |
Q: I am a 35 year old female and have had back problems my whole life. AS a child, I was told that my ...
A: Good Morning. I am sorry to say that doctors did not catch this problem when you were a young child. ...
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| Mystery illness going on for years! | 6/1/2005 | Connie Fowler |
Q: I am a mother of 2 children, both with their own set of problems. I am at my wits end with what is ...
A: First I must commend you as I know all to well how heart wrenching it is to see your child in pain ...
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| nerve symptoms? | 4/23/2005 | Connie Fowler |
Q: I'm experiencing muscle twitch, every day in various areas. I'm definitely underweight (92 lbs. at ...
A: Abnormal body movements, such as muscle twitching, may or may not be present. By problems with the ...
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| Impediment of CSF Flow in Arachnoid Cyst Area (post-fenestration) | 4/13/2005 | Connie Fowler |
Q: My 14-year-old son was diagnosed 2 years ago with a very large arachnoid cyst in the posterior ...
A: My personal opinion is yes this impediment or obstruction in the CSF flow can cause Ryan's ...
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| Epilepsy | 4/5/2005 | Connie Fowler |
Q: I suffered from epilepsy for 10 years and was on tegretol, i have since been off the meds for 9 ...
A: The issue of epilepsy and alcohol consumption can be very confusing. . In small to moderate amounts, ...
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