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Is it normal to have a headache following pituitary tumor surgery?
Query: Hi doctor, My son had granules of the pituitary gland, and it was removed through the nose by surgery around a month ago. Now, he is getting an occasional headache when he goes out in the sun and when meals delayed. He has a history of a severe headache, and it has not improved with the drugs of a m... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and understand your concerns. Although headaches are common after pituitary gland tumor, the presence of on and off headaches after one month of surgeryindicates more possibility of continuing migraine rather than surgery. This is evidenced by triggerin... Read Full »
I suffer from headaches with visual disturbance and tinnitus. What is the cause?
Query: Hi doctor, I am a 32-year-old female. My weight is 132.28 lb and my height is 5.73 ft. For around five years, I have been suffering from light pressure headaches, as if a balloon is in my head. It comes with pulsatile tinnitus on and off, mostly when I bend over, get up from a chair, etc. Also, I su... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and understand your concerns. First of all, I do not think any abnormality of the transverse sinus can explain your symptoms. The pattern of symptoms of transverse sinus abnormality is entirely different from what you are experiencing. Although it will ... Read Full »
Am I receiving the right treatment for my headache?
Query: Hi doctor, I am a male of 31 years. I have suffered from migraines or headaches ever since I was a child. Recently, I was told that I had enlarged blood vessels in my brain, and my neurologist has said they are tortuous vessels. I suffered a brain injury eight months before. I collapsed at home, and... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read your query, and I understand your concern. Regarding the first brain injury incident, I understand that collection of blood was there following the skull fracture. I guess it was an extradural hemorrhage. It is not always necessary to perform surgery in such ... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor, I am 19 years old and my height is 5'6 and weighs 311 lbs. I have weird head feelings as I feel fuzzy and tight like I am about to have a seizure with brain fog. I get dizzy sometimes. I do not have a history of seizures and I am anxious because I get headaches often that are sharp an... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read your query and understand your concern. I am not sure whether you have seen a doctor or not but none of the symptoms mentioned above is pathognomonic of brain tumors. However, brain tumors rarely present with typical symptoms and if you have these symptoms ... Read Full »
Does brain tumor cause headaches and dizziness?
Query: Hi doctor, I have been having headaches and dizziness for five days. The headache is around my forehead and behind my eyes. I am 30 years old. My aunt has a brain tumor. I am wondering if my headache can be a tumor as well. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and understand your concerns. First of all, I like to inform you that we need to think the common causes of a headache before jumping to serious and uncommon causes. There is saying that if you think of rare causes for the symptoms of the patient you ar... Read Full »
Why do I have constant headaches after a head injury?
Query: Hello doctor, I had a head injury last week. I started doing normal activities after five days, but now I have a constant headache. I have an exam later this month. What should I do? Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and understand your concerns. The presence of a headache after head injury is present in 20 % to 30 % of individuals, but most often, it is related to stress and other factors rather than the head injury itself. The possibility of stress causing this so... Read Full »
Why do I get headache, giddiness, and forgetfulness whenever I try to memorize something?
Query: Hi doctor, I have had an uncomfortable feeling in my head for a month. I feel symptoms like a slight headache, mostly on the right side and around the front side sometimes, it feels hot and burning, and I also feel giddiness, heaviness, and forgetfulness. But those symptoms are not always happening ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and understand your concerns. The available description rightly suggests the possibility of either a migraine or tension-type headache. Considering your age and recent onset, the possibility of migraine is quite low compared to tension-type headaches.... Read Full »
I have had intermittent headaches every morning for about six months now. Please help.
Query: Hi doctor, I have had intermittent headaches every morning for about six months now. They last for hours and feel like an inflating balloon in the center of my brain, behind my frontal lobe. I have had increased emotional swings and rising fatigue from day to day. At first, I thought I had the bipol... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. From the available description, there is a high possibility of migraine along with tension headaches. This is because the pattern is more suggestive of a tension-type headache, while the nature of the headache indicates toward migraine headac... Read Full »