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A 19-year-old member asked:
Dr. Nalinaksha Joshianswered
Neurology 25 years experience
Type of headache: To mention few- migraine, chronic paroxysmal hemicrania, one sided eye, ear, sinus, throat problems including tm joint? See your doctor or a neurologi... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Nalinaksha Joshianswered
Neurology 25 years experience
Unknown: Remmison are known to occur. Some patients spontaneously abort for ever.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Nalinaksha Joshianswered
Neurology 25 years experience
Yes: See your doctor soon. He may order MRI or ct of neck and brain.
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A 24-year-old member asked:
Dr. Nalinaksha Joshianswered
Neurology 25 years experience
Syncope: By that description syncope i.e. Low blood supply to brain is very likely and need to be investigated to prevent catastrophe. Do not ignore to see doc... Read More
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A 24-year-old member asked:
Dr. Nalinaksha Joshianswered
Neurology 25 years experience
See a doctor: Multiple possibilities to describe. Let your doctor check it out. Eg lipomas, neurofibromatosis, spine related tumor, cyst etc.
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A 67-year-old member asked:
Dr. Nalinaksha Joshianswered
Neurology 25 years experience
Follow neurologist: Cause for atrophy need to be investigated that will tell u the seriousness and prognosis.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Nalinaksha Joshianswered
Neurology 25 years experience
No: Myositis itself does not kill provided heart muscles are not affected. Patients die from complications from myosotis like heart, lung, infraction etc.
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A 50-year-old member asked:
Dr. Nalinaksha Joshianswered
Neurology 25 years experience
Depend: It depends on the cause and type of neuropathy.
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Nalinaksha Joshianswered
Neurology 25 years experience
Misnomer: It is actually caffeine withdrawal headache that may mimic like migraine.
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A 21-year-old male asked:
Dr. Nalinaksha Joshianswered
Neurology 25 years experience
Nerve or vascuinsuf: Either median or ulner or both nerves are compressed at elbow or brachial artery is compressed. All need to be investigated.
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A member asked:
Dr. Nalinaksha Joshianswered
Neurology 25 years experience
Variable.: Treatment includes, abortive, prophylactic medication, diet, life style, avoiding trigger factors, acupuncture. All are individualized treatment.
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A 21-year-old member asked:
Dr. Nalinaksha Joshianswered
Neurology 25 years experience
Multiple: Start from local allergy, dermatitis, problem with nerves, arteries, connective tissue disorder, etc. Let your doctor find out.
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A 32-year-old male asked:
Dr. Nalinaksha Joshianswered
Neurology 25 years experience
No: It can be controlled. Spontaneous remission can occur which may seem like cure.
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A 22-year-old member asked:
Dr. Nalinaksha Joshianswered
Neurology 25 years experience
Need to know more: Multiple causes for your headache most of them are diagnosed by details of history and examination by a neurologist. When headache is very severe with... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Nalinaksha Joshianswered
Neurology 25 years experience
Several: Pinched nerves to vascular insufficiency to your arm or brain are few to mention.
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A 23-year-old member asked:
Dr. Nalinaksha Joshianswered
Neurology 25 years experience
Blood sugar: Let your doctor decide, some possibilities like low sugar, compulsive craving for food etc.
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nalinaksha Joshianswered
Neurology 25 years experience
See doctor: U need to be investigated, some causes are disk, spondylosis, muscle ligament damage etc. See a doctor.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Nalinaksha Joshianswered
Neurology 25 years experience
Yes: Constipation rarely may do so, irritable bowel can also give back pain. Underlying cause for constipation need to be found.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Nalinaksha Joshianswered
Neurology 25 years experience
Anybody: No way to predict. There is usually a family history suggesting genetic link.
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A 53-year-old member asked:
Dr. Nalinaksha Joshianswered
Neurology 25 years experience
Affects mid line mus: When dystnia affects midline muscles near spine then it is called axial dystonia.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Nalinaksha Joshianswered
Neurology 25 years experience
Many: Both conditions give different set of symptoms if nervous tissue are involved. Pain in spine area, crackling sound on movement, painful movement with ... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Nalinaksha Joshianswered
Neurology 25 years experience
No clinical seizure: Pt. Does not show clinical seizure but neurophysiological testing like eeg will show seizure discharges.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Nalinaksha Joshianswered
Neurology 25 years experience
Complex: Different stimulation modality like massage, vibration heat, cold etc change the spinal cord threshold and decrease firing by motor neurons.
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A 25-year-old member asked:
Dr. Nalinaksha Joshianswered
Neurology 25 years experience
Supportive: Mainly supportive treatment by controlling blood pressure, oxygenation, cardiac irregularity, electrolyte water balance, seizure treatment. Some drugs... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Nalinaksha Joshianswered
Neurology 25 years experience
Try medicine: There are drugs available like inderal, (propranolol) musolino, some benzodiazepam etc. Make sure it is only essential tremors.
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A 54-year-old member asked:
Dr. Nalinaksha Joshianswered
Neurology 25 years experience
Yes: Depending on type of headache biofeedback treatment apparatus can help.
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Nalinaksha Joshianswered
Neurology 25 years experience
Depends: It depends on the cause. It requires detailed history-location, duration, character, relieving and aggravating factors, other accompaniments and exami... Read More
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A 24-year-old member asked:
Dr. Nalinaksha Joshianswered
Neurology 25 years experience
Which one: Some side effects may disappear on its own, other may require more managements. Toxic effects generally get better by lowering dose or stopping medici... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Nalinaksha Joshianswered
Neurology 25 years experience
Go to ER: Severe headache of sudden onset can often be emergency including status migrane.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Nalinaksha Joshianswered
Neurology 25 years experience
Femoral nerve: Broken pelvis can be a cause of femoral nerve damage. Also if you consider the mechanism of trauma causing pelvic fracture, i wonder if there is assoc... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
Dr. Nalinaksha Joshianswered
Neurology 25 years experience
Few: Except mild headache sometimes. Cause of air bubble need to be sought. No specific treatment if no cause is found. In some patients there is leakage ... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
Dr. Nalinaksha Joshianswered
Neurology 25 years experience
Pinched nerve ?: See a neurologist, may need EMG ncv, mri, vascular study etc.
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A 22-year-old member asked:
Dr. Nalinaksha Joshianswered
Neurology 25 years experience
Investigate: U need to be investigated by your doctor for sciatica involving legs and neck.
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A 19-year-old male asked:
Dr. Nalinaksha Joshianswered
Neurology 25 years experience
See physical therapi: Weakness of some muscles cause winged scapula and need to be investigated. Eg some muscle dystrophy, nerve damage etc.
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nalinaksha Joshianswered
Neurology 25 years experience
Nerves ?: How about nerves coming out of your thoracic nerves, they could mimic like gall bladder, heart attack, etc.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Nalinaksha Joshianswered
Neurology 25 years experience
Check it out: Possible irritation to nerve in neck may be considered. There r other causes too. Let your doctor decide.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Nalinaksha Joshianswered
Neurology 25 years experience
Possible psychogeni: There r other possible causes too. Like hyperventilation, seizure etc. Let your doctor go in details and decide.
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A 18-year-old member asked:
Dr. Nalinaksha Joshianswered
Neurology 25 years experience
Possible.: You do not need anticonvulsants. Example like alcohol or drug withdrawal seizure.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Nalinaksha Joshianswered
Neurology 25 years experience
Get examined: Painful fasciculation syndrome beside other condition can give similar condition.
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A 19-year-old member asked:
Dr. Nalinaksha Joshianswered
Neurology 25 years experience
Vasospasm: Vvasospasm of vertebrobasilar artery may be the cause, hypertension, migraine, tia. Arterial abnormality etc may be considered, just to mention a few.
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A 38-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nalinaksha Joshianswered
Neurology 25 years experience
Better see doctor: Difficult to say for headache, chest and back pin. See a doctor.
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Nalinaksha Joshianswered
Neurology 25 years experience
Yes: Not much to offer for treatment except few conditions that your doctor may be able to help.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Nalinaksha Joshianswered
Neurology 25 years experience
Possible: Some strokes may not be seen in ct scan or mri. Let a neurologist decide.
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Nalinaksha Joshianswered
Neurology 25 years experience
See a specialist: U should see either orthopedic, neurosurgeon, neurologist, rehab doctor. Etc medication is not a cure.
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nalinaksha Joshianswered
Neurology 25 years experience
May be: Depends on which ner is damaged.
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nalinaksha Joshianswered
Neurology 25 years experience
Details: Let your doctor go in detail and decide. There r several possibilities. Do not ignore.
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A member asked:
Dr. Nalinaksha Joshianswered
Neurology 25 years experience
See doctor: This probably is due to nerve damage. Your doctor may order emg/ncv study.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Nalinaksha Joshianswered
Neurology 25 years experience
Yes: Some headache like migraine does that. There are other types of headache that too can make u vomit.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Nalinaksha Joshianswered
Neurology 25 years experience
Yes: Less likely though. Other causes or diseases have to be considered.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Nalinaksha Joshianswered
Neurology 25 years experience
Surgery.: There are no medicine that cures. Depending on severity usually surgery is done.
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