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What Causes Heavy Headaches Post Head Injury With Normal MRI?
Question: Hi.doctor.my wife had an assalt on top part of t head 8to10 times rapidly by hard sole shoes past in 2008.since than she had light pain in her head should getting worse feels blackout or unconcious for 2 to 3 minutes.MRI and EEG reports r normal.Now sometimes she got pulling back head nurves n muscles whiles heavy headache.nerologist prescribe topamx tab. but it dosent help cause i believe its not migrane but its trauma off injured head.can u advise us please.
Brief Answer:
it is not related to the trauma
Detailed Answer:
Hello. I have been through your question and understand your concern.
Headache is a common condition in this age and sometimes it is difficult to find the cause. Still, the most sensitive exams which help settle the diagnosis and rule out the most serious condition is MRI and EEG which in your case result normal. This means the headache in this case is a benign condition, and it is not related to the trauma, because if so MRI would have detected changes related to the trauma.
It might be migraine or muscle tensive type headache which need appropriate treatment.
In your case it seems muscle tensive type and the treatment of choice is amitriptyline which you have already taken with no benefit. Still you can talk to your GP about changing the treatment to another drug, because amitrytiline is not always effective.
Hope this helps. Wish your wife the best health.
it is not related to the trauma
Detailed Answer:
Hello. I have been through your question and understand your concern.
Headache is a common condition in this age and sometimes it is difficult to find the cause. Still, the most sensitive exams which help settle the diagnosis and rule out the most serious condition is MRI and EEG which in your case result normal. This means the headache in this case is a benign condition, and it is not related to the trauma, because if so MRI would have detected changes related to the trauma.
It might be migraine or muscle tensive type headache which need appropriate treatment.
In your case it seems muscle tensive type and the treatment of choice is amitriptyline which you have already taken with no benefit. Still you can talk to your GP about changing the treatment to another drug, because amitrytiline is not always effective.
Hope this helps. Wish your wife the best health.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
Thanks for your reply Dr.Geldon.My main concern is her pulling of nurves with nack n legs which could cause hemmorage n then v might be late for diognose.
Brief Answer:
this kind of headache does not cause hemorrhage
Detailed Answer:
Hello. Chronic headache is not associated with cerebral hemorrhage. In order to prevent such eventuality you should check your blood pressure. Beside that you should not worry about.
Hope this helps. Best regards
this kind of headache does not cause hemorrhage
Detailed Answer:
Hello. Chronic headache is not associated with cerebral hemorrhage. In order to prevent such eventuality you should check your blood pressure. Beside that you should not worry about.
Hope this helps. Best regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
Hello docter,Is there any danger she develope cloat off this headahe in future and how long does it takes to fully recover.
Brief Answer:
no risk developing clot from headache
Detailed Answer:
Hello. Headache is not properly a disease. It is a symptom of an underlying condition, which in your case is a benign one, because you ruled other concerning conditions with the MRI.
Clot or Stroke can cause headache, though not always, while headache never causes stroke.
You need just the proper treatment for the headache which might take some time, but it should be definitive.
Best regards.
no risk developing clot from headache
Detailed Answer:
Hello. Headache is not properly a disease. It is a symptom of an underlying condition, which in your case is a benign one, because you ruled other concerning conditions with the MRI.
Clot or Stroke can cause headache, though not always, while headache never causes stroke.
You need just the proper treatment for the headache which might take some time, but it should be definitive.
Best regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Yogesh D
Can the anxiety cause this problem
Brief Answer:
anxiety may be responsable
Detailed Answer:
Hello. At this point anxiety may have caused all this. Talk to your GP about perscribing some treatment about it. I recommend amitryptiline 50 mg/ day. Hope this helps.
anxiety may be responsable
Detailed Answer:
Hello. At this point anxiety may have caused all this. Talk to your GP about perscribing some treatment about it. I recommend amitryptiline 50 mg/ day. Hope this helps.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
Hi,doctor.she has pain in left chest n left upper arm as well,do u think its related to head pain n do i need to worry about?
Brief Answer:
These symptoms are related to the heart.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Chest pain which involves the left shoulder is to be related in first place to heart and its vascular supply. You should have an electrocardiogram scheduled as soon as possible.
Hope this helps.
These symptoms are related to the heart.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Chest pain which involves the left shoulder is to be related in first place to heart and its vascular supply. You should have an electrocardiogram scheduled as soon as possible.
Hope this helps.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Ashwin Bhandari
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