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'spots' that are lumps in the brain
Hello. This is my first posting. My daughter is 20 and very fit until a week ago when she passed out during a very severe headache attack, nauseous, very unsteady on her feet and slurring her speech as though she was drunk.
I took her to a British NHS hospital where she was admitted. A neurologist saw her, said it was migraine and discharged her 2 days later. The following day she was worse so we returned to A and E and she was re-admitted. The neurologist wanted to discharge her again but following our very strong complaints a different neorologist decided to keep her for an MRI.
Vertical and horizontal scans have revealed 5 'spots' in both elevations that must therefore be 3D lumps the same colour of the matter on the preiphery of the image. The neurologist does not know what they are but has offered that they might have been excreted by the blood vessels during her severe migraine attack. He took further blood tests in order to eliminate Hughes Syndrome. We do not know the results of the tests because she was immediately discharged again and is now home for the weekend.
As parents of a 20 year old, we have restricted access to the doctor but we intend talking to him on Monday with our daughter. During the course of today, she has deteriorated and is now slurring her speech quite badly, walking unsteadily, has a bad headache and is therefore resting in bed. The neurologist prescribed Anadin to thin the blood in case it is Hughes Syndrome, Ametryptoline and Panadol which appears to be ineffective for the headache.
Does anyone have any idea what this is? There are so many questions we have for Monday but we are very worried about our daughter's health and the lack of information.
Many thanks in anticipation.
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'spots' that are lumps in the brain
Hello and welcome,
I'm so sorry your daughter is having these pain and symptoms. If she is getting worse today I would take her back to the hospital and to have something better given for her headaches. Has she had migraines prior and have they been managed? The most recent news on migraines, has been prevention, taking medication as the first sign of migraine coming seems to help. I can't comment on the MRI but here is a link regarding just what a migraine could be doing to your brain.
Please too see Dr. Joshua's archives on migraines etc. Just type in at the top of forum page.
Wish I could be of more help, but take her back in to be seen.
Purple98Lady:smile: