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Question

i've had the same headache for about four months now different places in my head swell up for a few hours and then go down i can't concentrate and get dizzy a lot my doctor wants to do an mri to check for tumors anyone else had these same symptoms if so what happened

Answer 1

It may not be a tumor or Cancer. Do not worry unnecessarily. An MRI scan would reveal helpful different problems and get an exact assessment of various ailments. .

When Bradley Peterson, a psychiatrist and researcher at Columbia University, offered to scan my brain with a magnetic resonance imager the size of a small Airstream trailer, I immediately said yes. I spent 10 minutes filling out a page-long checklist (I lied on the question asking whether I was claustrophobic) and another few minutes emptying my pockets and getting rid of keys, wristwatch, and pen, which could become missiles inside the MRI's potent magnetic field.

Brain scans like the one I had are now routine, used for everything from detecting signs of stroke to searching out suspected tumors. But researchers like Peterson are pushing MRI technology further than anyone once thought it could go. In the last decade or so, MRI has been retooled to reveal not only the anatomy of the brain but also the way the brain works.

While conventional MRI scans, like the one Peterson gave me, reveal physiological structures, a variation called functional MRI (fMRI) can now also image blood flow over time, allowing researchers to see which areas of the brain are active during certain tasks.

Indeed, fMRI studies over the last few years have provided researchers with startling images of the brain actually at work. A yet newer extension is MRI spectroscopy, another kind of functional imaging that monitors the activity of particular chemicals in the brain -- providing different clues to brain function than fMRI does. And most recently, researchers have pioneered an MRI technique called diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) that produces 3-D images of the frail, spidery network of wires that connects one part of the brain to another.
MRI has become, says Robert Desimone, director of the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT, "the most powerful tool for studying the human brain. I liken it to the invention of the telescope for astronomers." Desimone notes that the arrival of the telescope did not immediately revolutionize the scientific understanding of the universe. That took time, as researchers learned how to use their new tool.

The same thing is happening with MRI, Desimone says. Researchers are just now beginning to realize the potential of these techniques, which were first widely used on humans about 15 years ago. "You're seeing a lot of excitement in the field," says Desimone.

Just act as per the advice of your physicion and he will find out what the is exactly problem and treat you-

Answer 2

First I wish you the best of luck. Now, PLEASE go get the MRI and don't wait. My husband had severe headaches and was told to get an MRI. He decided to wait until it was so bad he couldn't stand it. Well, they found that he had a brain tumor. He was operated on and had chemo and radiation. I'm not saying you have a brain tumor but I am saying its better to go get the MRI than wait this out. He got dizzy, severe headaches, and his blood pressure went very high.With the latest tumor he lost all coordination in the right side of his body and could not walk or talk.

Answer 3

A MRI , needs to be done, total body, this would include the spine also, you may have disc problems, in the cervical area, I really don`t understand about the head swelling in different places, I have the cervical DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE, and this causes headaches, and neck pain, makes you dizzy also, and with , the pain, it causes confusion, blurred vision also,, the only thing i can use to stop these headaches is the =EXCEDRIN migraine, but ask your doctor first, if it is ok to take, if you do, But yes continue with the mri. and possible, ct scan also,,Hope you get to feeling better.

Answer 4

Take the tests.

An MRI isn't difficult, the main problem is boredom and clanking noises like standing next to a train.

If there is something there, the sooner it is found, the better. If they don't find anything, that's not such bad news either. Then your doctor can investigate further.

Answer 5

Anytime you have had a headache daily for over a month, advanced testing like an MRI is important. It is NOT normal to have a daily headache for as long as you have had. It may be something easily correctable, or may require surgery. Either way, if you have daily (sometimes known as "transformed") headahces that began suddenly and affect your life----get it checked, it may be a warning.

Answer 6

I haven't had this problem, but I am a nurse. Go ahead with the MRI. There are a number of things this could be caused by. Only the test can diagnose the problem

Answer 7

the mri should show you what you have for sure but the best of luck those headaches and that swelling dont sound very good either best of luck

Answer 8

Sounds simple but has your doctor ever checked your blood pressure?

Answer 9

yes mine are over my eyes and I'm not quite sure why i get them it can come from many different things stress high blood pressure ,diabetices etc I'm get mine under control by the help of my doctor

Answer 10

i had that and they did a cat scan.. found calcium pockets on my brain.. the er dr didnt know what it was but he is making me go see a neuro dr