Dr. Clarence Watridge
Neurosurgery
Memphis, TN
48 years experience male
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Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Neurosurgery
Languages spoken
English
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74 Answers
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Yes: In experienced hands pineal region tumors can usually be performed successfully without too high a risk. It is brain surgery so it does come with risk... Read More
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Not likely: Meningitis symptoms best evaluated by physician as symptoms can progress rapidly and an agent that causes meningitis may require a definitive treatmen... Read More
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Medications can: A number of medications can cause breast lactation. Drugs like benzodiazepines are considered. Beast nipple stimulation can also be a cause.
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Bitter taster: Presence of the ptc gene allows one to taste bitter. Go to learn.Genetics.Utah.Edu/content/begin/traits/ptc. To learn more.
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Re-evaluation: Most seizure breakthroughs are due to either non-compliance with medication or medication in need of change. A young individual with seizures needs a... Read More
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Narrowing of spine: Stenosis means narrowing. Spinal stenosis can be a symptomatic or cause compression of the spinal cord or nerves. If symptoms significant surgical dec... Read More
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Several things: Post concussive symptoms can include dizziness, headache, poor concentration, irritability, poor performance and visual blurring as well as other non-... Read More
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Normally as possible: Patients who have had stroke generally prefer to be treated as they were treated before their stroke as much as possible. Certain physical losses may ... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Probably doesn't: Several studies have been done to study this with the thought that the magnetic field and radiation of cell phones cold cause brain tumor. So far no d... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Vocal cords: Hoarseness is usually due to vocal cords not closing correctly. This can be due to swelling from a virus, vocal nodes (singers), other masses on the v... Read More
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A 49-year-old male asked:
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Neurologists & Neuro: Neurologists and neurosurgeons treat this entity primarily. Medical management is first course but surgical interventios are frequently very helpful ... Read More
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Complex answer: The brain is a complex organ that depends on many working parts. The temporal lobe is important in memory while the parietal lobe is important in put... Read More
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Surgery: Pituitary rumors can be cured by surgical removal with a recurrence rate of approximately 20%. Some rumors like prolactin secreting tumors are treated... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Don't exist: Once a disc herniated it does not return to a normal disc with or without surgery. Fortunately the majority of disc hernia tigons may cause pain fr a ... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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Yes: The neck pain could be due to muscle spasm and imbalance. Some young patients can have neck pain from a carotid dissection which can produce neck pain... Read More
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A 55-year-old female asked:
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Muscles v disc issue: Holding the neck in a certain position for a while can cause the muscles to be in spasm and pain. Most of us have some disc degeneration over time and... Read More
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Sebaceous cyst: A bump in the scalp that is mobile but tender can respond to excision and a common entity is a sebaceous cyst. Of course there are other things like a... Read More
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Depends: If spinal cord compression causes significant symptoms surgical treatment is the best option. For minor symptoms and normal neurologic function a phy... Read More
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Nerves in back: The history is suggestive of symptoms of compression of the nerves of the lower spinal canal; however, other conditions can mimic this. A visit to a n... Read More
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A 58-year-old female asked:
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Unpredictable: Some people have an episode of trigeminal neuralgia and never have another. The longer the time between an initial episode and any subsequent one dimi... Read More
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Sinus infections: Indicates chronic infection . Common in people with allergies and fungus is a common agent. Advice from ENT could help.
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A 36-year-old female asked:
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Consider pelvic issu: Some people with endometriosis can have irritation of the limbo sacral nerves at the time of menstruation - consider endometriosis.
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Possibly: A condition called post traumatic encephalopathy is getting a lot of attention. This is more likely from repeated episodes of head trauma as opposed t... Read More
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Possibly: Some tumors can cause an abnormal emotional state, poor memory or judgment problems. Not all tumors do this but some tumors can totally change a perso... Read More
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Depends: Unless there is a secreting pituitary tumor the pituitary gland will not over secrete. Under production depends on the hormones not produced in suffi... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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No: Lou gerhig's disease has no known cause and there is no treatment. It is a progressive muscle weakness and muscle loss as a result of dying neurons (n... Read More
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Weakness: Most patients with lou gehrig's disease die because they get so weak they can't breathe adequately. Patients who get weak enough to be in the bed get... Read More
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Phenothiazine effect: Raglan is a phenothiazine and like Phenergan (promethazine) or thorazine has an occasional side effect of abnormal motor movements called tar dive dys... Read More
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To a degree: Bleeding in the brain does resort but blood products - breakdown products of the hemoglobin of blood - can remain. After a brain bleed or a brain str... Read More
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Yes: Most people with spondylosis are treated successfully with a physical therapy directed exercise program. Surgery can help in some cases. Spondylitis c... Read More
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Probably not: This is usually managed by the gynecologist. The neurosurgeon is less familiar with the nerves in the pelvis than the gynecologist.
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No: Pericarditis causes back pain by irritation of the lining of the cavity where the heart is located. If there is persistent inflammation - common - fo... Read More
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0: One head ct scan radiation dose is about the same as one chest x-ray. One will not get enough radiation exposure from one ct to cause any issues.
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Nothing definite: There is about a 5% incidence of brain artery aneurysm. People with first order relatives who have had a bleed from an aneurysm have a 4 times more li... Read More
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Specialist: Symptoms suspicious for potential neurologic problem. Seeking neurology consultation is a good idea.
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Spine curvature: In younger individuals - teens - the term is juvenile scoliosis. This is a curve in the spine often times with some rotation. Another form of scolio... Read More
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Yes: Highly malignant primary brain tumors are bad actors and usually cause death within 12-18 months. Some tumors are not malignant and may not be causing... Read More
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No: Issues like this during men's trial periods raise the possibility of endometriosis.
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Depends: There are numerous viruses that can cause a broad spectrum of issues. Herpes virus can be devastating, jc virus can cause death (immunocompromised pat... Read More
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Yes: Children with hydrocephalus can have a normal life. Some have brain issues because of the hydrocephalus. Shunt placement has at least a 10% incidence ... Read More
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Yes: Swimming is a good spine exercise regimen. A frozen shoulder responds to exercises to increase the shoulder range of motion. If shoulder movement too ... Read More
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Depends: Surgical removal may be best option. If symptoms are pretty severe opening the head and removing the blood clot works. If symptoms minor a course of o... Read More
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Side effects: Vicodin is hydrocodone plus acetominophen. Hydrocodone is a narcotic and is a drug many people become addicted to - try to get off it. It also alters ... Read More
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No cure: Als and motor neuron disease are progressive diseases of the brain stem in which there is death of the motor neurons resulting in progressive loos of ... Read More
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Infection: Could be yeast (fungus) but could be bacterial also. The burning is due to inflammation of the urethra. Prompt examination and culture of a clean urin... Read More
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Eye care: One of the issues with a facial palsy is incomplete eye closing and lack of good lubrication of the eye and cornea from the lacrimal gland (also suppl... Read More
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Nothing: Tar log cysts are expansions of the dural sleeve around a nerve where the nerve exists the spine. Usually they are incidental and best not having any ... Read More
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Unlikely: A sensatio of heaviness of the head is not a symptom of brain tumors as a general rule.
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Correct: Some (many) brain tumors cause no symptoms and a neurologic examination may be normal.
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No: Spondylolysis is a defect in a part of the back part of the spine -the pars articularis. Once nought to always be congenital it may result from stress... Read More
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Sep 5, 2014
Dr. Watridge is an outstanding neurosurgeon and diagnostician as well as a caring and kind person.
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Watridge is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Watridge is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thanks a lot doctor your reply to this question was helpful to me, appreciate your service of kindness :)
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Thanks for your quick reply! Now I'm really depressed! Will I always be in pain?! My life is over! I'm 29 yrs old.
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This saved my life. Thank You! Thanks I like picture hehehe ur answer appeara more logical.
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of Tennessee College of Medicine, TN
Graduated 1975MD
Awards
Top Neurosurgeon , First Place, Tennessee - Winter
2013
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