Brain MRI?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ve never heard of them not being recommended for teens. I would get one asap and also investigate POTs. There’s a lot of data showing an increase in that after Covid in teens

Can you stop with the non-sense and stick to the topic? Any decent neurologist does an MRI as a rule out.

[Anonymous]

why are you against a MRI?

my teen started having bad headaches and it was part of the diagnosis process. Luckily it was just migraines and not a tumor

[Anonymous]

Absolutely. Also consider an angiogram. Mine shows an abnormal blood vessel formation that is likely a root cause of my migraines.

Also push for more migraine preventatives. Aimovig has changed my life for the better.

[Anonymous]

You need a neurologist you trust and then let them decide what is needed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:why are you against a MRI?

my teen started having bad headaches and it was part of the diagnosis process. Luckily it was just migraines and not a tumor

My twelve year old had one in February at Duke to rule out tumor/neurological issues ordered by his ophthalmologist. As she said, let’s rule this out as the root cause so we can sleep at night. To rule out a serious diagnosis I was on board and trusted her recommendation. I wish your daughter luck and hope it’s nothing serious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’ve never heard of them not being recommended for teens. I would get one asap and also investigate POTs. There’s a lot of data showing an increase in that after Covid in teens

Can you stop with the non-sense and stick to the topic? Any decent neurologist does an MRI as a rule out.

+1

[Anonymous]

OP

MRI

Change doctors if they do not recommend it.

It is absurd you have not done this yet.

[Anonymous]

OP if you're getting an MRI (which I suggest strongly that you do) get it at a hospital not at a place like Washington Radiology etc.

I had a series of brain MRIs each one more clear and detailed than the last because I started one of these general scan places and ended up at Johns Hopkins.

The hospitals have state of the art equipment. It will safe stress / time / cost to get the best treatment / analysis first.

[Anonymous]

No it's not needed op. Why would you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No it's not needed op. Why would you?

What do you base this opinion on, exactly? Is it a vast medical knowledge of the patient?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, absolutely. It’s standard care with headaches as a rule out. Don’t listen to the others saying no. Bad bad advice. It’s no big deal

This!!!

[Anonymous]

Unlike CT scan, MRI don't have any radiation.

I had a bad headache following injury from a stick and was ordered an MRI, which detected aneurysm, though it was not the cause. A month after that, I became disoriented and it turned out to be blood clot - subdural haemotoma that needed cranitomy.

Every case is different. But wanted to share my experience. Headache may start of another issue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP if you're getting an MRI (which I suggest strongly that you do) get it at a hospital not at a place like Washington Radiology etc.

I had a series of brain MRIs each one more clear and detailed than the last because I started one of these general scan places and ended up at Johns Hopkins.

The hospitals have state of the art equipment. It will safe stress / time / cost to get the best treatment / analysis first.

IME it is also a much better experience getting an MRI at a hospital. My brain MRI at Washington Radiology was a horrible experience. The patient experience of 2 additional MRIs at Medstar Georgetown were 100x better overall.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd probably pursue all of the options to rule things out - brain MRIs while not fun if you are claustrophobic aren't also at all risky - just laying on a table and no radiation. It's worth it if she doesn't mind the 30 mins it takes. You can request a wide bore at the MRI places. Have you done a full blood work up? Iron Panels? Vit D? Lyme? Washington Post had an excellent article yesterday on the increast in POTS in female teen athletes post covid.

You can wear a metal-free airline eye mask, which avoids the claustrophobia.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Absolutely. Also consider an angiogram. Mine shows an abnormal blood vessel formation that is likely a root cause of my migraines.

Also push for more migraine preventatives. Aimovig has changed my life for the better.

Teen migraines that you grow out of can be a predictor of antiphospholipid syndrome.