Managing neurological health involves identifying seizure types, treating structural spinal pathologies, and maintaining neurotransmitter balance for nerve clarity.
According to the University of Maryland Medical Center, sinus headache symptoms lasting for a few weeks most likely stem from chronic sinusitis. Chronic sinusitis is defined by the Mayo Clinic as a sinus infection lasting more than eight weeks.
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Absence seizures are caused by electrical misfiring in the brain and typically do not involve a loss of consciousness. However, a person who has experienced an absence seizure is unlikely to remember the seizure or what occurred during the seizure.
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If you suffer from migraines, you will try almost anything to get some relief. A solution as simple as taking vitamin B-12 would seem like a miracle if it could cure this painful ailment.
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Gumbo is a traditional New Orleans stew, often served over rice, that contains meat or seafood, vegetables and seasonings. Properly storing leftovers allows you to enjoy a delicious meal the next day without concern about bacterial growth that could make you sick.
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When you exercise, your cardiovascular system works harder. It needs to deliver oxygen to muscles, transport heat to the skin, transport hormones to meet metabolic demands and deliver nutrients and fuel to tissues.
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The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke defines carpal tunnel syndrome as a condition in which excessive pressure on the median nerve leads to pain, tingling, and numbness in the palm and fingers.
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Puncture wounds are caused by a sharp object, such as a nail, that penetrates skin layers and leaves behind a piercing in the skin. These wounds are prone to infection, as bacteria can be driven deep inside skin, and can be difficult to clean thoroughly.
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The Epilepsy Foundation states that each year, 300,000 people have their first seizure, a brain condition in which patients have abnormal electrical activity. When a seizure interferes with the brain's electrical activity, it disrupts normal communication between the brain and the body.
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Red wine causes headaches often enough that the condition has its own name: RWH or Red Wine Headache. But according to Yale Scientific Magazine, no one is sure why it happens. Several components of red wine might contribute to headaches, but some white wines contain these same ingredients.
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Parkinson's disease is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system. The earliest symptoms are related to movement and including a tremor, rigidity, slow movements and difficulty walking. Later symptoms can include thinking, sleep, emotional and behavioral problems including dementia.
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In normal circumstances, sweating is triggered by the body in a response to increased temperatures in an effort to maintain body temperature or return the internal temperature of the body back to normal.
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The signs of a mild stroke are similar to those of a major stroke. They come on suddenly and can occur up to a week before the actual event. One big difference is that a mild stroke, also known as a transient ischemic attack, or TIA, leaves little or no permanent damage.
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When the myelin, or outer sheathing covering the nerves, is degenerated, it results in nerve damage. When this happens, the nerves are unable to function properly in normal communication between the brain and spinal cord. Vitamin deficiency is one cause of nerve damage.
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If you get a sudden headache while you are exercising, you could have a primary headache, which is usually benign. However, some headaches are secondary to medical problems, which in rare instances can indicate a serious or even life-threatening medical condition.
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The relationship status between niacin and migraines is complicated with little scientific information. Niacin is a vitamin that typically causes widening of the blood vessels, or dilation.
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ALS, also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or Lou Gehrig disease, is a progressive, incurable disease of the nervous system. It is fatal on average within a few years, though some people live longer.
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Seizures are due to electrical activity in the brain, which results in changes in consciousness and movement. Symptoms of seizures vary in patients: some patients may just have a staring spell, while others may experience twitching in their limbs.
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ALS, or Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, is a disease of progressive muscle weakness which occurs due to the destruction of motor neuron cells in the nervous system. Without these neurons, the brain is unable to send information to muscles.
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Patients with neuropathy experience chronic pain and tingling, and acupressure may provide some relief. Neuropathy results from nerve damage associated with a traumatic accident, infection, metabolic disorder, such as diabetes or exposure to toxins.
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There are four types of headaches, including tension headaches, inflammatory headaches, traction headaches and vascular headaches. A vascular headache occurs because of abnormal functioning with the blood vessels in the brain. Three types of vascular headaches include migraine, cluster and toxic headaches.
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