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What Causes Recurring Sharp Temporal Pain Radiating Behind The Head?
My mother is having intermittent sharp temporal pain that radiates toward back of head. She really is not having any other symptoms. Hx of migraines, HTN, and multiple PE s of unknown etiology. She is currently asymptomatic but the pain has been reoccuring over the last few hours. She is feeling a little scared. What would cause this?
Mon, 19 Sep 2016
Hello!
Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!
Her symptoms seem to be related to occipital neuralgia or trigeminal neuralgia.
This is not an emergency and quite common in elderly age.
Anyway, I recommend consulting with her attending physician for a physical exam and some tests:
- a cervical spine X ray study for chronic degeneration of the backbone
- a brain MRI
- inflammation tests (PCR, sedimentation rate, PCR) for possible inflammation.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Kind regards,
Dr. Iliri
Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!
Her symptoms seem to be related to occipital neuralgia or trigeminal neuralgia.
This is not an emergency and quite common in elderly age.
Anyway, I recommend consulting with her attending physician for a physical exam and some tests:
- a cervical spine X ray study for chronic degeneration of the backbone
- a brain MRI
- inflammation tests (PCR, sedimentation rate, PCR) for possible inflammation.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Kind regards,
Dr. Iliri
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