Question 1

are unintentional "spoonerisms" a sign of brain disease, neurological deficit, or disorder?  i have add, could that be my cause?

Accepted Answer

ADD...: ...Is the most likely cause: trying to talk faster than your mind can assemble the words.

Question 2

why are mental illnesses considered as brain diseases?

Accepted Answer

Brain is in the body: It shows that we have learned that mental illnesses are medical diseases just like diabetes or high blood pressure for example.  For mental illness, part of the body that is diseased is the brain.  Also, we can give medicines which affect brain chemistry and improve the illness, so the brain must be involved.

Question 3

hi what brain diseases can cause mental conditions?  i feel like i can't think properly at times and at other times i am unable to read anything mental

Accepted Answer

SPECIFIC ITEMS: There are numerous diseases of the brain, but I am not certain that you possess any of them, and may in fact need help in the psychiatric realm.  Granted you could have a migraine issue or even temporal lobe epilepsy, but suggest you get a thorough evaluation by your primary doc first and exclude thyroid problems, anemias, and nutritional deficiencies.  Also, best to fully avoid recreational drugs.

Question 4

what brain diseases can cause dizziness and it being only symptom?

Accepted Answer

The inner ear.: Dizziness is a difficult term.  Most people mean the room is spinning around them when 'dizzy'.  Moving usually makes it worse.  If that is what you are feeling, you likely have an inner ear disorder such as labyrinthitis or BPPV Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, if there are no other symptoms.  Meniere's is another but usually has tinnitis &amp; hearing loss with the episodes.  See an ENT doctor

Question 5

what are some of the factors that may cause heart & brain diseases?

Accepted Answer

Many: But the number one thing that many need to stop is tobaccoism. Smoking damages the heart and brain as well as the lung, the throat and others. Smoking contributes in producing placques on the walls of blood vessels called arteries. If a piece of plaque stuck to the wall suddenly flakes off, that small particle can create havoc in one's body and lead to heart attack and stroke. You seen the dr?

Question 6

is there any degenerative brain diseases caused by liver disease?

Accepted Answer

Hepatic encephalopat: Hepatic encephalopathy is probably not truly a degenerative brain disease, but it certainly causes confusion.  It is caused by a build-up of ammonia from liver failure (eg cirrhosis).  Some ailments such as alcoholism and wilson's disease that can cause liver failure are associated with degenerative brain diseases, the cerebral degeneration in those ailments is not directly from liver disease.

Question 7

what kind of brain diseases can develop as complicances of gonorrhoea ? do these diseases include psychiatric symptoms? thanks

Accepted Answer

Gonorrhea (GC): Complications of gonorrhea (gc) include pelvic inflammatory disease and possible infertility in women, and epididymitis in men.  Untreated gc can also lead to disseminated infection characterized by arthritis, tenosynovitis, and/or dermatitis which can be life-threatening.  If ill enough, the person could become delirious.  Syphilis is more known for neuropsychiatric manifestations than gc.

Question 8

can you list various brain diseases that could cause dim vision{like the lights have been turned down slightly)many thanks for your previous reply?

Accepted Answer

Dim vision: It MAY NOT be your brain but the eyes themselves.  Please see an eye doctor.  One POSSIBILITY is cataracts or some other eye condition.  Peace and good health.

Question 9

when doing a mri of brain does it check for all brain diseases or just the one that your doctor suspects it may be?

Accepted Answer

Not just one thing: Any imaging study looks for various types of pathology, but is limited by the ability of the test to see some abnormalities. Traditional MRI sees masses well. Changes in extracellular water content help us see MS, most cancers, strokes and even migraines. We see most vessel abns. like aneurysms. Functional MRI is a special type of MRI which is useful for seizures and even many mental illnesses.

Question 10

i have been suffering from insomnia the past 2 months. sleep study results were normal. does that rule out serious brain diseases e.g. a prion disease?

Accepted Answer

No: It will rule different type of sleep apnea. Insomnia usually is psychological and usually responds to good sleep hygiene and physical exhaustion. Why are you concerned about an uncommon neurological Disease?

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Are unintentional "spoonerisms" a sign of brain disease, neurological deficit, or disorder? i have add, could that be my cause?

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Why are mental illnesses considered as brain diseases?

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Hi what brain diseases can cause mental conditions? i feel like i can't think properly at times and at other times i am unable to read anything mental

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What brain diseases can cause dizziness and it being only symptom?

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What are some of the factors that may cause heart & brain diseases?

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Is there any degenerative brain diseases caused by liver disease?

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What kind of brain diseases can develop as complicances of gonorrhoea ? do these diseases include psychiatric symptoms? thanks

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Can you list various brain diseases that could cause dim vision{like the lights have been turned down slightly)many thanks for your previous reply?

A member asked:

When doing a mri of brain does it check for all brain diseases or just the one that your doctor suspects it may be?

A member asked:

I have been suffering from insomnia the past 2 months. sleep study results were normal. does that rule out serious brain diseases e.g. a prion disease?

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