Neurologic disorders headache

Exposure of humans to dichloroacetylene in a variety of settings has caused headache, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, eye irritation, mucous membrane irritation, and neurological disorders, manifested as paresis and neuralgia in several cranial and cervical nerves. " In some cases the cranial nerve involvement persisted for several days to years. Extreme nausea occurred among individuals exposed to levels as low as 0.5-1.0ppm. In an early report two deaths occurred several days after dichloroacetylene exposure autopsy revealed cerebral edema. 

Solanine hydrochloride has been used as a commercial pesticide. It has sedative and anticonvulsant properties, and has sometimes been used for the treatment of asthma, as well as for cough and common cold. However, gastrointestinal and neurological disorders result from solanine poisoning. Symptoms include nausea, diarrhoea, vomiting, stomach cramps, burning of the throat, headaches and dizziness. Other adverse reactions, in more severe cases, include hallucinations, loss of sensation, paralysis, fever, jaundice, dilated pupils and hypothermia. Solanine overdose can be fatal. 

Four of six children with pre-existing severe neurological disorders had increased seizure activity within 2 weeks of starting oral melatonin 5 mg at bedtime (12). Seizure frequency returned to baseline after treatment was stopped, and increased again after rechallenge with melatonin 1 mg. A convulsion during melatonin treatment, which recurred when medication was continued, has been reported to the WHO database but not published (5). Headache, which recovered after melatonin was withdrawn, has also been reported in a few cases (5). 

Cobalamin (Vitamin B12) Meat, shellfish, fish, milk, eggs Neurological disorders, anemia leading to tiredness, sore tongue, constipation, headache, heart palpitations. 

Contact with propylene oxide may cause severe skin and eye irritation. Cases of allergic contact dermatitis and hand eczema have been described. Inhalation of propylene oxide may result in spasm, inflammation, and edema of the larynx and bronchi, as well as pulmonary edema leading to pneumonia. Symptoms of exposure may include burning sensation, coughing, wheezing, headache, nausea, and vomiting. Propylene oxide may cause central nervous system depression and other neurological disorders. 

Additionally, there are many emerging indications for wearable or implantable medical devices, particularly new neuromodulation applications such as deep brain stimulation for various movement and neurological disorders [57] and occipital nerve stimulation to treat migraine and cluster headaches [58]. Implantable visual prostheses to restore sight are also under development. 

The most common side-effects in patients receiving mexilitine are gastrointestinal complaints, especially nausea (Jarvis and Coukell, 1998). Neurological side-effects such as tremor, headache, dizziness, and sleep disorders are rare. Although serious cardiac arrhythmias were not reported in neuropathic pain patients, transient tachicardia and palpitations occurred. 

Once recognized as a tonic, tranquilizer, and antispasmodic, skullcap was therefore used as an ingredient in many patent medicines for female weakness. It was also combined with other reputedly calming herbs, such as hops and valerian, and promoted as a sedative or anxiolytic. Other traditional uses include treatment of epilepsy, headache, insomnia, various other neurological and psychiatric disorders, hypertension, fever, rheumatism, and stress. 

In contrast, chronic recurrent headache, for which patients most often consult physicians, is associated with various medical, neurological, or psychogenic disorders. Appropriate therapy depends on an accurate diagnosis of the type of headache. 

The effect of stimulants on child behavior was first reported in 1937. Charles Bradley, a physician working with children of normal intelligence who had neurological and behavioral disorders, prescribed Benzedrine to treat headaches in children who had undergone a spinal tap. Although the headaches did not disappear with the amphetamines, the children s level of activity decreased tremendously and their academic performance and compliance increased. 

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