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On Medication For Brain TB. Having Headache And Memory Loss. Advise
Hi my dad was detected with brain t.b last year and till date he is on medication - eptoin, his mri also shows that the swelling in brain is still same and doc has said that it will take atleast 3 -4 years to g o.
He is suffering from major headache and huge memory loss which is making him incapable of working, please advise. i am very tensed.
sangeetha
He is suffering from major headache and huge memory loss which is making him incapable of working, please advise. i am very tensed.
sangeetha
Fri, 31 May 2013
Hi,
Your father has been diagnosed with brain TB .It can be either TB meningitis or tuberculomas of brain. In case of tuberculomas of brain , residual calcified granuloma (healed granuloma)can be there which causes seizure phenomenon ( clinical /subclinical fits).
Hence thta may be one reason for major headache and memory loss even though he is on eptoin. Additional antiepileptics to be needed.
You should consult Neurologist for further treatment plan and adjustment of medicines.
Hope this will help you
Regards
Dr Sandhya Manorenj
Neurologist
Hi tech city Hyderabad
Your father has been diagnosed with brain TB .It can be either TB meningitis or tuberculomas of brain. In case of tuberculomas of brain , residual calcified granuloma (healed granuloma)can be there which causes seizure phenomenon ( clinical /subclinical fits).
Hence thta may be one reason for major headache and memory loss even though he is on eptoin. Additional antiepileptics to be needed.
You should consult Neurologist for further treatment plan and adjustment of medicines.
Hope this will help you
Regards
Dr Sandhya Manorenj
Neurologist
Hi tech city Hyderabad
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