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Excrutiating Headache
Severe headache symptoms. Back right side of head. Piercing pains out of no where, and when that isn’t happening, it’s a bad but duller pain.
Meets description of Occipital Neuralgia AND a Cervicogenic headache.
Started in Feb this year. Been on and off since. But past 48 hours it was been particularly excruciating.
Sometimes meds help, sometimes not. Doesn’t seem to be any particular triggers.
Was rear ended in May 2016, no concussion. Whiplash that got better over time. Might be related
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Dr. Vikas Kathuria
Neurosurgeon
22 yrs exp
Gurgaon
Need to consult a neurologist or neurosurgeon and some neuogenic pain suppressants may be added. Usually 95% case recover with change of drugs.
Next Steps
Also need a MRI brain and cx spine screening only.
Vit B12 and D3 tests also needed.
Extreme cases may need local low dose steroids injections
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