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A 20-year-old female asked:

I'm still suffering from tremor regardless of being on 40mg propanolol 3 times a day, should i get my dose increased?

Neurosurgery 28 years experience

Maybe: Depends on other factors, check with your doctor about heart rate and other forms of treatment.

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A 38-year-old female asked:

What kind of treatment can be given to a 6yrs old with tbi?

Neurosurgery 28 years experience

Therapy: Physical, speech and occupational, all to help him regain functions as he heals.

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A 41-year-old female asked:

My echo shows mild hypokinesis, will this require treatment? my cardiologist doesn't want to see me for 6 weeks!

Neurosurgery 28 years experience

Maybe not: Call your doctor for sooner appointment if you are getting worsening symptoms.

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A 24-year-old female asked:

What is causing my breast to get smaller?

Neurosurgery 28 years experience

Are you loosing lbs?: If breasts are fatty when you loose weight they can get smaller.

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A 43-year-old member asked:

What diagnosis code can i use for an adult with cerebral palsy?

Neurosurgery 28 years experience

343 series: Although the names of the codes can include infantile they still apply to adults that developed as infant or are congenital.

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A 51-year-old female asked:

Mri result very few scattered punctate foci of flair 2 signal abnormality seen in periventricular and subcortical white matter. history concussion, htn?

Neurosurgery 28 years experience

May be nothing: We often see nonspecific white matter changes hopefully just related to history of htn.

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A 39-year-old female asked:

I have had up back pain for one year in right shouldr. temp daily is like 99.2-99.3. i am ana positive 1:640with elevated sed. temp a concern? mri ok

Neurosurgery 28 years experience

Not by itself: Mildly elevated temp and ANA may be related to inflammatory response.

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A 47-year-old member asked:

Can facial twitching be a sign of an impending stroke?

Neurosurgery 28 years experience

Not usually: Facial twitching is often a sign of irritability of facial nerve. Can be caused by pressure on nerve by vessel or tumor.

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A 28-year-old female asked:

A few light brown small bruises after deep massage for back pain. don't have bruises anywhere else. ok?

Neurosurgery 28 years experience

Yes: Unless they don't get better or other bruising appears, then you should see a doctor.

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A 21-year-old member asked:

How does huntington's disease progress?

Neurosurgery 28 years experience

Usually slowly: But there is variability.

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A 34-year-old member asked:

Can missing a dose of effexor (venlafaxine) or cause lucid dreaming or out of body experiences

Neurosurgery 28 years experience

Not usually: Dreaming or out of body sensation more likely related to original brain disorder.

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A 24-year-old member asked:

Does xyrem work well for cataplexy?

Neurosurgery 28 years experience

Yes: Drug is designed for cataplexy.

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A 16-year-old male asked:

Please tell me can a tooth infection cause red bumps on the side of tongue.sore throat.hard bump inside the tongue.are these symptoms? maybe spreaded?

Neurosurgery 28 years experience

Hard to say: Bumps may be inflamed salivary glands.

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A 37-year-old female asked:

My mri showed inflammation and fluid in the facet joints at l4 & l5. so what exactly causes that and what can i do about it? i'm in severe pain!

Neurosurgery 28 years experience

Analgesics: Fluid in facets joints is a reflection of inflammation. This may be result of arthritis or instability. Try rest and antiinflammatories to help with... Read More

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A female asked:

Common for young male with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism/prolactinoma to still have low t after cabergoline tx. (therefore needing supplemental t)?

Neurosurgery 28 years experience

Yes: But need to see specialist to be sure diagnosis is correct.

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A 31-year-old female asked:

My unborn baby has water on the brain of 10mm. is it normal?

Neurosurgery 28 years experience

Depends: Our brains all make spinal fluid and the brain is washed by and floats in this "water". If there is an imbalance of production and reabsorption the f... Read More

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A 21-year-old female asked:

No period for months feeling sick muscles moving get dizzy i don't think i'm pregnant room test before?

Neurosurgery 28 years experience

See a doctor: Feeing sick and not having periods could be a sign of hormone problem.

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A 36-year-old male asked:

Please share a tip on some do's and don'ts with regard to organic foods.

Neurosurgery 28 years experience

Pay: Pay attention to expiration dates and labels, they should state certified organic and only use when.

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A 36-year-old male asked:

Please share an interesting fact about organic foods.

Neurosurgery 28 years experience

It: It takes 3 years to certify a pasture as organic for grazing grassfed milk cows.

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A 50-year-old female asked:

Can a head injury cause an aneurysm? 2 weeks ago i had a very severe headache(have had kidney stones i know pain)head was severe?

Neurosurgery 28 years experience

Sometimes: It is not common but if a head injury damages a blood vessel an aneurysm can form.

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A 32-year-old female asked:

Doctor, what if i drink primulot without knowing that im pregnant?. what will happen to my baby?then what will i do to make my baby healthy again.

Neurosurgery 28 years experience

Stop taking: Baby should not be harmed by this hormone pill but you should not take while pregnant.

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A 45-year-old female asked:

I stopped taking plavix (clopidogrel) a week ago from cerebral aneurysm coiling on 4/30/13. my r eye has returned to being blood shot along w/head base pains worry?

Neurosurgery 28 years experience

Check with your doc: Hopefully not related but check with your neurosurgeon.

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A female asked:

How can a ear ache due to cold be cured?

Neurosurgery 28 years experience

Decongestant: Ear ache from cold may be from pressure - congestion resulting in increased pressure can be painful.

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A 57-year-old male asked:

M57, is there possibility of reinfection of flu when a whole family suffering, thus prolonging recovery?

Neurosurgery 28 years experience

Yes: But usually reinfection is a bacterial secondary infection rather than a recurrence of the original virus.

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A 24-year-old female asked:

How slurred speech, right sided weakness and blurring of vision occur in stroke patient?

Neurosurgery 28 years experience

Location: The symptoms of a stroke depend on which area of the brain is damaged by the stroke. A small stroke in the brain stem can affect a lot of functions.

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A 23-year-old female asked:

What are the chances of developing tardive dyskenesia from taking vistaril (hydroxyzine)? for instance, using it only when suffering from sinus congestion.

Neurosurgery 28 years experience

Shouldn't happen: Tardive dyskenesia happens in patients who regularly take psychotropics over a long period of time. Prn vistaril (hydroxyzine) may give a dystonic rea... Read More

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A 21-year-old female asked:

My mum had a stroke 7 months ago and the affected side is twitching and she can move it a little bit is that a good sign things are improving?

Neurosurgery 28 years experience

Depends: Sometimes twitching is a sign of recovery, other times it may be seizure or spasticity.

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A 22-year-old male asked:

Will my stomach ulcer still heal if i take omeprazole and ranitidine, but also aspirin every day? aspirin hurts but i have chronic headache .

Neurosurgery 28 years experience

Better choices: There are better choices, smoking and alcohol aggravate gastritis you should talk to your doctor about why you have chronic headaches.

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A 20-year-old male asked:

Can i take 3 butalbacetamincaff 50-325-40 pills at a time?

Neurosurgery 28 years experience

Careful: The Acetaminophen can be at toxic doses if done too often.

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A 36-year-old male asked:

Why in meningitis vancomycin given 1g2 while in children given 14?

Neurosurgery 28 years experience

Dosing is different : Children metabolize some medications differently than adults.

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A 36-year-old male asked:

2 years old child with cerebral palsy and myoclonic fit on depakin 50mg/kg/d and not response .what is the next step in treatment?

Neurosurgery 28 years experience

Possible change meds: Different antiepilepsy medications have different effects on different seizure types.

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A 28-year-old female asked:

Back freezes (sciatic both legs) if i stand, sit, or lay flat for too long 15-20 min. 2 bulging disc am i missing something? please help in pain

Neurosurgery 28 years experience

Maybe: Sometimes nerve compression in different positions, compression can lead to poor blood flow to nerve and pain.

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A 32-year-old female asked:

Can a spinal tap cause low heart rate? if not what could cause low heart rate? what am i @ risk of due to having low heart rate? how to gain normalhr

Neurosurgery 28 years experience

Not usually: Low heart rate can be caused by medications or a problem in the heart depends on how low the rate- check with your doctor to see if you need to visit... Read More

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