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What Causes Intermittent Headaches And A Neck Lump After Spinal Cord Injury?

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Posted on Thu, 17 Aug 2017
Question: Hello, I am a 26 year old male and a non smoker, and recently as of last year I was unfortunately the victim of a high speed head-on auto accident caused by an intoxicated driver in which I had sustained multiple serious injuries, one of which was a spinal cord injury. I had never noticed until now, but lately I had been experiencing on-and-off headaches and had noticed a slight 'lump' on the back of my neck (roughly around where the spinal cord meets the skull) and had not thought too much into it thinking it was a mere fat nodule, but as time went on, I'd feel it swell one day then the next, it would go back down. I have no insurance and have zero idea as to what it could be. Any opinions?

NOTE: One of the injuries along with the spinal cord injury had also been a Traumatic Brain Injury as well.
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Answered by Dr. Chobufo Ditah (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
Probably a cyst but you need to do an imaging study to characterize.

Detailed Answer:
Hi and thanks so much for this query.

I am so sorry to hear about this accident you suffered. This raises prospects of a cysts(Water filled cavity) seen the fact that it change change the size that often. I will suggest that you get an imaging study, probably and ultrasound to begin with so that this mass can be characterized. From there, a reliable diagnosis would guide a plan to address it. If it is benign and causes no additional problems, it might be allowed alone.

I hope this guides and helps. I wish you well. Feel free to follow up with me if need be.
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What Causes Intermittent Headaches And A Neck Lump After Spinal Cord Injury?

Brief Answer: Probably a cyst but you need to do an imaging study to characterize. Detailed Answer: Hi and thanks so much for this query. I am so sorry to hear about this accident you suffered. This raises prospects of a cysts(Water filled cavity) seen the fact that it change change the size that often. I will suggest that you get an imaging study, probably and ultrasound to begin with so that this mass can be characterized. From there, a reliable diagnosis would guide a plan to address it. If it is benign and causes no additional problems, it might be allowed alone. I hope this guides and helps. I wish you well. Feel free to follow up with me if need be.