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Maria Richmond HERWriter

Sleeping with a Brain Cyst

Written by Maria Richmond on February 22, 2010 - 5:06pm

Brain cysts can develop pretty much anywhere on the brain. Wherever your brain cyst is may create different symptoms than someone else's cyst. One thing I found with my posterior fossa arachnoid cyst (a cyst on the back of the brain), was that there were an array of different symptoms at night time versus during the day.

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1cuponatime

how many are dealing with an arachnoid cyst?

ASKED by 1cuponatime on March 10, 2010 - 9:48am

it affects me almost daily and the ringing in my ears rarely lets up

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Could increased size be contributing to my symptoms?

ASKED by Anonymous on March 12, 2010 - 5:22am

I wrote a couple days ago that my subarachnoid cyst has grown in size from 3x4cm to 5.2x8.6cm, you asked if I'd mentioned anything to my doctor about eye wkness and increased migraines.

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Dr. Paul E. Bendheim HERWriter

You Are Your Brain

Written by Dr. Paul E. Bendheim on March 10, 2010 - 9:02am

The scientific and philosophical consensus in the modern era is that the human brain is the most complicated organization of matter known to man. The biochemist and famous science-fiction author Isaac Asimov called it “the three-pound universe.” Thomas A. Edison, one of the world’s great inventors once said, “The chief function of the body is to carry the brain around.”

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Jody Smith HERWriter

My Top Ten Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Warning Signs of Impending Crash

Written by Jody Smith on February 23, 2010 - 10:16am

In the world of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, there are crashes and there are crashes. Some lift within an hour. Some linger or deepen for days, weeks, months. Years.

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Barbsplace

What could cause numbness in 2 fingers on my left hand?

ASKED by Barbsplace on March 9, 2010 - 6:08pm

About a year ago I had the same numbness in my little finger and the one next to it on my left hand... it went away for several months but has been back for 4 months.

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