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Why Does Gastric Bypass Lead To Migraines?
54 yr old female, who 1 year ago had gastric bypass. Weight loss stopped or slowed 8 months in. 6 weeks ago began experiencing debilitating headaches and vision disturbance. Assumed migraine. Worsened at went to ER at local VA. All reports normal. Headaches continued and saw provider at VA. HBP meds and immatrex prescribed. No relief. Back to ER today headaches worse then usual, provider sent for CT which she said normal, but mentioned radiology mentioned empty cell. She said not important and sent me home. Treated with Dilauded for pain. 2 hours later pain back. Please help!!
Mon, 7 Mar 2016
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Hi, I had gone through the problem and carefully looked into the details mentioned. Headache and visual disturbances can be due to various causes and one of them is migraine. Benign intracranial hypertension (BIH) also can cause headaches, visual disturbances with empty sella on the CT scan. I personally feel you need to check with your opthalmologist for detailed eye evaluation. If a suspicion of BIH is high you need to see your Neurologist for CSF analysis and pressure monitoring.
Wish you brother a good health.
I hope this helps you.
If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.
Sincerely,
Dr. Shiva Kumar R.
Consultant Neurologist & Epileptologist
Bangalore, India.
Hi, I had gone through the problem and carefully looked into the details mentioned. Headache and visual disturbances can be due to various causes and one of them is migraine. Benign intracranial hypertension (BIH) also can cause headaches, visual disturbances with empty sella on the CT scan. I personally feel you need to check with your opthalmologist for detailed eye evaluation. If a suspicion of BIH is high you need to see your Neurologist for CSF analysis and pressure monitoring.
Wish you brother a good health.
I hope this helps you.
If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.
Sincerely,
Dr. Shiva Kumar R.
Consultant Neurologist & Epileptologist
Bangalore, India.
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