Nobody can figure out why the pressure in my head is so high. The last spinal tap it was 41. They also found an ovarian cyst. Could this be causing the pressure to be so high?
2006-10-20 08:54:19 · 7 answers · asked by Ashley Kay 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
Hmm...I'm not sure that the ovarian cyst of average size and location would place enough pressure on the nerves to have an effect on intracranial pressure. Might these be coincident things that have occurred independently and have nothing to do with one another? Are the doctors able to tell you how long the cyst has been there? Perhaps the high pressure you're experiencing predates the cyst. I'd imagine that if you are having spinal taps, a neurologist or other specialist is involved in your care. You haven't mentioned any other health conditions (migraine, seizures, stroke), but could an infection, inflammation related to the cyst growth, an autoimmune or neurological condition (I hate to say it, but stroke or multiple sclerosis) be contributing to your problems? Not to alarm you -- I'm certainly not a specialist of any sort -- but I remembered another post to the site that mentioned raised intracranial pressure in a person with MS in particular. I'm sure that your doctor will have done tests to rule this condition out as well as brain tumors, growths, and damage to the vessels, but it wouldn't hurt to confirm. I do hope that you'll have answers soon.
2006-10-20 10:43:02 · answer #1 · answered by semper 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-24 19:04:08 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you/ were you on any hormone releasing birth control when you began to experience intracranial pressure? This could be the answer to both the ICH and the ovarian cyst.
2016-06-12 12:30:06 · answer #3 · answered by Lily 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I don't think so. You could be experiencing increased pain from the cyst that could possibly be causing a migraine.
2006-10-20 08:59:55 · answer #4 · answered by Big Bear 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-03-02 00:41:25 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no but they might be related to your genenal psychological condition,stress causes pseudotumor cerebri (your condition) and causes also hormonal imbalance leading to ovarian cyst
2006-10-20 09:11:59 · answer #6 · answered by Mike004 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not that I'm aware of.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pcos
2006-10-20 08:55:47 · answer #7 · answered by Corn_Flake 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋