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What Is Calcified Meningeoma?
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My Mother is 53 years old. She has been suffering from headaches since 10 years. whenever she used to get headache she used to take paracetamol 500 mg and it used to get reduced. she used to get headache twice a month during the last 2 years and she used to take paracetamol. But 3 month back, she has got severe headache along with vomitings. So we went to a neurologist and got a CT scan done which says like this
"RIGHT PARASAGITTAL OCCIPETAL EXTRA AXIAL CALIFICATION IS SEEN". Impression of the report goes like this " ?MENINGEAL CALCIFICATION, CALCIFIED MENINGEOMA IN RIGHT OCCIPETAL REGION".
Doctor has prescribed encorate chrono 200 mg(Twice a day), spenzo(0.5mg), Mylonerv D tablets. . she used them for 1 month . she did not get headache in this 1 month.After 1 month when we went for follow up, Doctor prescribed the following medicines - Franxit(composition-flupentixol 0.5mg, melitracen 10mg) , Vibrania D(composition-vitamin d3,methylcobalamin,pyridoxine hydrochloride) tablets. she used them for 2 months. she did not get headache in these two months also. 10 days back we went for follow up . Doctor checked her weight. within 2 months she increased her weight from 55 kgs to 60 kgs. Doctor told to stop gaining weight. i dont know why. In the recent follow up Doctor has prescribed Encorate chrono 200 mg(twice a day) and neurobion plus tablets (once a day) for another two months which she is using now. Doctor told to have MRI scan after 2 months. My questions as are follows:
What is ?calcified Meningeoma?
Why does it occur?
Are we taking the right treatment?
Are there any side effects in using the above mentioned medicines especially encorate chrono for such a long time?
Is there any kind of natural remedy for this?
What kind of diet is to be taken to get rid of this?
What kind of precautions are to be taken by such patients?
Request you to kindly give your opinion.
Thanks and regards,
Sudha
My Mother is 53 years old. She has been suffering from headaches since 10 years. whenever she used to get headache she used to take paracetamol 500 mg and it used to get reduced. she used to get headache twice a month during the last 2 years and she used to take paracetamol. But 3 month back, she has got severe headache along with vomitings. So we went to a neurologist and got a CT scan done which says like this
"RIGHT PARASAGITTAL OCCIPETAL EXTRA AXIAL CALIFICATION IS SEEN". Impression of the report goes like this " ?MENINGEAL CALCIFICATION, CALCIFIED MENINGEOMA IN RIGHT OCCIPETAL REGION".
Doctor has prescribed encorate chrono 200 mg(Twice a day), spenzo(0.5mg), Mylonerv D tablets. . she used them for 1 month . she did not get headache in this 1 month.After 1 month when we went for follow up, Doctor prescribed the following medicines - Franxit(composition-flupentixol 0.5mg, melitracen 10mg) , Vibrania D(composition-vitamin d3,methylcobalamin,pyridoxine hydrochloride) tablets. she used them for 2 months. she did not get headache in these two months also. 10 days back we went for follow up . Doctor checked her weight. within 2 months she increased her weight from 55 kgs to 60 kgs. Doctor told to stop gaining weight. i dont know why. In the recent follow up Doctor has prescribed Encorate chrono 200 mg(twice a day) and neurobion plus tablets (once a day) for another two months which she is using now. Doctor told to have MRI scan after 2 months. My questions as are follows:
What is ?calcified Meningeoma?
Why does it occur?
Are we taking the right treatment?
Are there any side effects in using the above mentioned medicines especially encorate chrono for such a long time?
Is there any kind of natural remedy for this?
What kind of diet is to be taken to get rid of this?
What kind of precautions are to be taken by such patients?
Request you to kindly give your opinion.
Thanks and regards,
Sudha
Tue, 20 May 2014
Her weight gain is probably secondary to Encorate which contains Valproic acid and has increased apetite and weight gain as a side effect.
Meningiomas are usually benign extra-axial tumors i.e they do not arise from brain parenchyma. They arise from meninges which are sheaths covering brain and spinal cord. They are usually benign and slow growing with resultant calcification.
Since they are causing symptoms I strongly suggest that the patient gets an MRI scan of brain and is seen by a neurosurgeon for possibility of safe excision. If the tumor is small in size it can also undergo radiosurgery with a Gamma Knife without having to undergo surgical procedure.
Please discuss it with your doctor.
Meningiomas are usually benign extra-axial tumors i.e they do not arise from brain parenchyma. They arise from meninges which are sheaths covering brain and spinal cord. They are usually benign and slow growing with resultant calcification.
Since they are causing symptoms I strongly suggest that the patient gets an MRI scan of brain and is seen by a neurosurgeon for possibility of safe excision. If the tumor is small in size it can also undergo radiosurgery with a Gamma Knife without having to undergo surgical procedure.
Please discuss it with your doctor.
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