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Suggest Treatment For Spasmodic Headache Which Resumes After Discontinuing Medication
Question: I am having severe headache (back of the head on left hand side) since past 2 weeks.'
I am having medication as mentioned below.
As per doctor I am having spasmodic headache. I feel relieved while having medication, but once I stop it, headache starts. I am taking medication for 2 weeks now, but I got relief only 30%. Can you please suggest if I need to go through any medication or tests for complete relief.
I am having medication as mentioned below.
As per doctor I am having spasmodic headache. I feel relieved while having medication, but once I stop it, headache starts. I am taking medication for 2 weeks now, but I got relief only 30%. Can you please suggest if I need to go through any medication or tests for complete relief.
Brief Answer:
Need investigations to rule out the cause.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
You have left sided unilateral headache in the occipital region. There are multiple reasons which can cause such type of headache like:
- Migraine
- Tension headache
- Neck muscle spasm ache
- Occipital neuralgia
- Mass lesion in brain
- Traumatic
As the doctor is suspecting spasmodic headache, he/she is suspecting it to be due to neck muscle spasms. To rule out other causes, you should ask him to get some investigations:
- MRI brain to rule out mass lesion like tumor, vascular malformation, benign lesion
- Visual acuity check up to rule out strain
- Neck muscle examination by him and physiotherapist to rule out spasm.
These basic investigations rule out almost 70-80% causes. After confirming the diagnosis, it is easy to treat the pain permanently.
Hope it will help you. Thanks. Take care.
Regards,
Dr. Ishu Bishnoi
Neurologist, Surgical
Need investigations to rule out the cause.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
You have left sided unilateral headache in the occipital region. There are multiple reasons which can cause such type of headache like:
- Migraine
- Tension headache
- Neck muscle spasm ache
- Occipital neuralgia
- Mass lesion in brain
- Traumatic
As the doctor is suspecting spasmodic headache, he/she is suspecting it to be due to neck muscle spasms. To rule out other causes, you should ask him to get some investigations:
- MRI brain to rule out mass lesion like tumor, vascular malformation, benign lesion
- Visual acuity check up to rule out strain
- Neck muscle examination by him and physiotherapist to rule out spasm.
These basic investigations rule out almost 70-80% causes. After confirming the diagnosis, it is easy to treat the pain permanently.
Hope it will help you. Thanks. Take care.
Regards,
Dr. Ishu Bishnoi
Neurologist, Surgical
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