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| migraines | 6/4/2004 | Kimberly Rueffer R.N. |
Q: I am a 22 year old who has been experiencing and I quote "severe migraines," as I have been ...
A: your symptomsa are classic of one of 2 things.1)Hemiplegic migraines, where the headaches cause the ...
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| aneurysm | 6/3/2004 | Kimberly Rueffer R.N. |
Q: I am writing to you as a concerned husband.My wife had a very bad headache in the middle of the ...
A: I know all about aneurysm's. All avm's have aneurysms within them. The WORST thing you can do with ...
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| "Soft Neurolgical Signs" | 6/1/2004 | Connie Fowler |
Q: My son's neurologist informed me that my son has a Chiari I malformation. He is 9yo and with a few ...
A: The surgery help with my sons small and large motor skills. Unfortunly because the doctors did not ...
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| spams after surgery | 5/4/2004 | Connie Fowler |
Q: I had a car accident (not my fault) on 2/25/2004. After working a week I went to the ER with spasms ...
A: I am sorry to hear about you car accident. At times it can take an incident like that to discover ...
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| a constant "swimmy"head | 5/4/2004 | Connie Fowler |
Q: I have had this sensation in my head for five years now. It is worse every year. I have seen three ...
A: I am not sure if a EEG could help but one way to find out about Chiari Malformation is a MRI. This ...
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| Headache in back of head | 4/29/2004 | Kimberly Rueffer R.N. |
Q: Yes, Thanks for the advice that you gave me about my headache and I am considering seeing a doctor ...
A: Considering seeing a doctor about the headache? Make that WILL make an appointment with a doctor ...
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| teenage girl with ACM 2 and hydrocephalus and SV difficult to wake up | 4/15/2004 | Kimberly Rueffer R.N. |
Q: A 17-year old girl with the following history: She was born with severe hydrocephalus, slit ...
A: Wow, she needs to be hospitalized and a team of physicians, neurosurgeon, neurologist, cardiologist ...
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| Amnesia | 4/4/2004 | Kenneth Burres MD |
Q: With retrograde amnesia, how is it possible to forget your own name, yet remember how to read and ...
A: Memory losses depend on which part of the brain and associative cortices are affected. I had a ...
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| Trigeminal Neuralgia? | 3/28/2004 | Connie Fowler |
Q: I got a concussion about a month ago.... I landed on the back of my head. The CAT scan showed that ...
A: This is a statement I have copied from (NINDS web page) Trigeminal neuralgia, also called tic ...
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| Learning Disorders | 3/24/2004 | Connie Fowler |
Q: I am doing a project for school and i was wondering if you could explain what happens to people with ...
A: Can you please give me a little more detail about what happen to (people with learning disorders) Do ...
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| Twitches | 3/22/2004 | Connie Fowler |
Q: I have been diagnosed with migraines and/or cluster headaches. I was prescribed Amitryptiline and ...
A: I do not believe migraines can cause twitches but some of the Neuromuscular side effects of ...
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| APRAXIA vs. ATAXIA | 3/10/2004 | Kenneth Burres MD |
Q: No, I was talking to someone who is in medical school and, after tutoring neuroscience in college, I ...
A: Ataxia is a neurological symptom characterized by imbalance, wide-based gait, difficulty with ...
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| motor neuro problem | 2/29/2004 | Connie Fowler |
Q: Sir, my brother started losing strength in his legs and when i consulted doctors they asked me to go ...
A: This could be a sign of many different things; if the medication is not working and symptoms are ...
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| Feeling | 2/24/2004 | Connie Fowler |
Q: I wonder, though: it sounds like MS would mostly result in a loss of balance less than a loss of ...
A: Yes their is part of the brain that can recieve signals of touch and pain. My son has lost some of ...
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| Feeling | 2/24/2004 | Connie Fowler |
Q: Have you ever heard of a condition/disease/disabilty that is the cause of chronic and total loss of ...
A: · This sound like Multiple sclerosis · MS affects 1 in 1000 people in Western countries. ...
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| brainstem | 2/17/2004 | Connie Fowler |
Q: is there a scientific/medical name for brainstem?
A: I am sure there is a medical name for brainstem yet not sure what that is, most just refer this as ...
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| alcoholic myopathy | 2/11/2004 | Kenneth Burres MD |
Q: i am wondering if there is any treatment for alcoholic myopathy. i am 38 and suffer significant ...
A: Alcoholic myopathy is a tough condition: 1. stop alcohol 2. correct liver dysfunction 3. get a ...
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| Moving hand and foot in opposite direction | 11/7/2003 | Connie Fowler |
Q: i've gone through a test by some one who specialize in psychology. first he ask me to move my right ...
A: It is hard to tell exactly why the test was performed. Being able to accomplish the task with one ...
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| Spina Bifida? | 11/5/2003 | Connie Fowler |
Q: My daughter, now 32 yrs. old was born with an encephelocele on the 4th ventricular cortex and it was ...
A: Neural tube defects (NTDs) are serious birth defects that involve incomplete development of the ...
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| Eye twitch | 10/13/2003 | Connie Fowler |
Q: I was trying to find out why I have been having a constant twitching in my left eyelid. It is quite ...
A: Twitching of the eye almost always occurs in the muscles of the eyelid. Because they press on the ...
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| Shunts and sports | 9/22/2002 | Elaine Hale |
Q: My son is 16 yrs old and has had a shunt since he was 4 months. He was born with hydrocephalus. He ...
A: Karen: I was told by my son's neuro when he had his shunt put in that he wwas not allowed to box or ...
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| interthoractic pressure and the brain | 9/10/2002 | Michael Thomas Miller, M.D. |
Q: I suffer from chronic constipation. Does the associated straining pose a threat of stroke or other ...
A: Straining at stool can sometimes rupture an aneurysm in the brain leading to bleeding. You are at ...
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| Optimal Number of Plasmapheresis Treatments for acute Transverse Myelitis | 9/9/2002 | Michael Thomas Miller, M.D. |
Q: Miller. I was diagnosed with TM on June 6, 2002. I was admitted to the hospital and received 4 ...
A: Segal, There is no universally optimum number of PLEX. Most protocol call for 6 exchanges, but this ...
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| balloon surgery | 8/14/2002 | Kimberly Rueffer R.N. |
Q: On July 8th I had 3 balloons put into my head for an aneurysm. I went on nimodipine for 21 days and ...
A: sounds like they placed coils in the aneurysm from what you describe.Questions you may want to ask ...
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| CSF Overdrainage | 8/6/2002 | Michael Thomas Miller, M.D. |
Q: 7 months of unremitting pain due to CSF overdrainage (lumbar Infusion tests, VP Shunt and ...
A: Pilkington, There are not enough cases that have been evaluated to really say. There is a good ...
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| Numb area above right knee | 7/28/2002 | Michael Thomas Miller, M.D. |
Q: When I was pregnant with my first child, born 1983, I developed an area of numbness a few inches ...
A: When you were pregnant you compressed one of the femoral cutaneous nerves. Other than the loss of ...
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| Stroke Protocal | 7/14/2002 | Michael Thomas Miller, M.D. |
Q: Miller, I am writing a novel in which an eighty-seven year old man has a stroke and would like some ...
A: Kiernan, Age and unclear time of onset would in general preclude the use of TPa. Craniectomy is ...
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| Muscle twitches | 7/13/2002 | Michael Thomas Miller, M.D. |
Q: A few months ago, I had a twitch in my left thumb that lasted a little over a week. I was concerned ...
A: Muscle twitches (fasciculations) are common and benign. They are made worse with fatigue, caffeine, ...
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| eeg question | 6/22/2002 | Michael Thomas Miller, M.D. |
Q: Doctor: can you tell me if the eeg showes if you are prone to seizures, and if you have ever had one ...
A: Wright, Hello again, I hope your mother is doing better. The answer to all your questions depend on ...
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| Could this bizarre phenomenon be neurological? | 6/7/2002 | Michael Thomas Miller, M.D. |
Q: Starting about two years ago, I have occasionally experienced an odd visual phenomenon that does not ...
A: I can not offer you an explanation for your symptoms. I am not familiar with this complaint and I ...
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| ALS or something else? | 6/2/2002 | Michael Thomas Miller, M.D. |
Q: I am writing on behalf of my husband. He is 30 years old and has been experiencing fasciculations ...
A: Elliott, Certainly your husbands symptoms are concerning and warrent immediate evaluation. You ...
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| Nerve pain | 5/31/2002 | Michael Thomas Miller, M.D. |
Q: I am hoping that you can offer some insight to a problem that I have been having lately. For the ...
A: I can't address your case specifically. In general there are a number of disorders that can affect ...
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| facial numbness | 5/30/2002 | Michael Thomas Miller, M.D. |
Q: I have a friend who is experiencing numbness on the right side of her face. It's not motor control, ...
A: 1) I don't think it likely that her symptoms are related to sitting infront of the air conditioner. ...
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| left side numbness | 4/24/2002 | Michael Thomas Miller, M.D. |
Q: I am a 25 year old female, about 5 months ago, my doctor swithched the brand of contraceptive pill ...
A: Chapman, It is unlikely your symptoms are related to diabetes or thyroid disease. An MRI is ...
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| sleep/gerontology | 4/23/2002 | Michael Thomas Miller, M.D. |
Q: I have been a nurse for 20yrs. I have been working with very old veteran men for the past 6 yrs. ...
A: Oney, This is not restricted to veterans. As people age there are several factors that cause them to ...
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| symptoms of my sister | 4/18/2002 | Michael Thomas Miller, M.D. |
Q: 3 weeks ago my 33 year old sister passed out for no apparent reason, since then she has not been the ...
A: Actually, since I've never seen or spoken with either of you, I can't help you or your sister. If a ...
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| SPINAL CORD INJURY | 4/10/2002 | Michael Thomas Miller, M.D. |
Q: IS THERE ANY WAY YOU COULD SEND ME INFORMATION ON A SPINAL CORD INJURY CAUSED BY A ANURSYM PLEASE ...
A: Mullinax, Aneurysms are generally treated by neurosurgeons, not neurologists. You should talk to ...
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| McArdles | 3/19/2002 | Michael Thomas Miller, M.D. |
Q: Muscle biopsys? What will it confirm? It has been sent to buffalo NY. My 15 yr old daughter. The ...
A: Aust, A muscle biopsy will confirm the diagnosis of myophosphorylase deficiency (McArdles). There ...
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| Strange behaviour in my 12 year old | 3/18/2002 | Michael Thomas Miller, M.D. |
Q: ..(I apologise - previous email address incorrect) I really do hope you can help me. My daughter is ...
A: Russell, As you can imagine with an issue this complex, I can't address your daughter's complaints ...
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| Follow up possible Encephopathic syndrome | 3/12/2002 | Michael Thomas Miller, M.D. |
Q: Doctor Miller: We had chatted about my mothers recent hospitilzation for what were flu pnemonia like ...
A: Wright, Has your mother been seen by a neurologist while hospitalized? If so he would be in a better ...
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