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What Causes Pressure In Head?

having severe pressure in various parts of my head followed by me having seizure like events an EEG said I was not having seizures but these events are continuing with NO answers. I am in horrific pain since NOV. 24 and have had 6 seizure like events.I had neurosurgery on my back on NOV. 7 I am wondering weather or not the anesthesia is behind this. nodody is helping me and I have a tilt test Dec. 29 I can NOT wait that long, it feels like this is going to kill me and my PCP and specialist Doctors are treating me like this nothing and I am going to have to end my life if somebody doesn t figure this out soon!!!! Desperately seeking answers.....Please help me, I can not tolerate this level of pain and go on like nothing is wrong...
Wed, 10 Jun 2015
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Hello!

I read your question carefully and understand your concern.

I think that your symptoms may be caused by a psychological disorder, called conversion.
But a low intracranial pressure diagnosis should be excluded first. The spinal tap during spinal anesthesia can lead to low intracranial pressure disorder. A brain and spine MRI, besides monitoring cerebrospinal fluid pressure would be necessary to exclude this diagnosis.

I would like to know the reason of neurosurgery on your back.
The results of your tests would be also necessary to exclude orthostatic hypotension.

If all the above mentioned tests result normal, I would recommend you to consult with a psychiatrist.

Hope to have been helpful!

Greetings! Dr. Aida
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What Causes Pressure In Head?

Hello! I read your question carefully and understand your concern. I think that your symptoms may be caused by a psychological disorder, called conversion. But a low intracranial pressure diagnosis should be excluded first. The spinal tap during spinal anesthesia can lead to low intracranial pressure disorder. A brain and spine MRI, besides monitoring cerebrospinal fluid pressure would be necessary to exclude this diagnosis. I would like to know the reason of neurosurgery on your back. The results of your tests would be also necessary to exclude orthostatic hypotension. If all the above mentioned tests result normal, I would recommend you to consult with a psychiatrist. Hope to have been helpful! Greetings! Dr. Aida