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Is MRI Needed If Experiencing Dizziness, Pain In Forehead And Back Of Neck?
I am Shirish, working as a Pharma professional in Pune. Since one week I am having dizziness not total dizziness but some time pain in forehead, neck bones and even in back near the spine also. I am having the acidity problem. In the first week of August, I was sick due to viral infection. The same pain (mild) and uncomfortableness in head feel now also. Should I need to do MRI scanning test for brain? Please guide me.
Fri, 22 May 2020
Hi,
Dizziness is one of the most common reasons adults visit their neurologist or general doctor. Good news is that dizziness rarely poses a life-threatening condition. It is important to get emergency care if the you have severe dizziness or vertigo along with one or more of the following symptoms: Severe headache, chest pain, difficulty breathing, numbness or paralysis of extremities, vomiting, speech problems, seizures.
If you have any of the aforementioned symptoms then yes you need a brain MRI. However, if I understood you correctly your main symptoms is not dizziness but rather pain and head uncomfortableness. If I were your treating doctor, I would prescribe medication for stomach acidity such as PPIs, also I would test your B12 levels and supplement if needed. For the headache I would ask you to take over the counter NSAIDs (if not allergic to) once needed. If symptoms were not responsive to treatment, it is better to visit a neurologist who can perform full physical exam and if needed orders a brain MRI.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Ahmad Nazzal, General & Family Physician
Dizziness is one of the most common reasons adults visit their neurologist or general doctor. Good news is that dizziness rarely poses a life-threatening condition. It is important to get emergency care if the you have severe dizziness or vertigo along with one or more of the following symptoms: Severe headache, chest pain, difficulty breathing, numbness or paralysis of extremities, vomiting, speech problems, seizures.
If you have any of the aforementioned symptoms then yes you need a brain MRI. However, if I understood you correctly your main symptoms is not dizziness but rather pain and head uncomfortableness. If I were your treating doctor, I would prescribe medication for stomach acidity such as PPIs, also I would test your B12 levels and supplement if needed. For the headache I would ask you to take over the counter NSAIDs (if not allergic to) once needed. If symptoms were not responsive to treatment, it is better to visit a neurologist who can perform full physical exam and if needed orders a brain MRI.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Ahmad Nazzal, General & Family Physician
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