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How often should I get CAT scans for my migraines? |
I've been getting migraines since I was a baby, and I don't know how often I should be getting routine CAT scans. Is it biyearly or something like that? I'd ask my pain management doctor but it's pretty impossible to get an answer. I'm on preventative medication so that's not the issue. I'm just worried that if something did ever happen up there, there would be no way of telling whether it was an abnormality or just a regular migraine. I have only done CT scans or MRI scans on patients who have migranes as a tool for ruling out another process. The causes of routine migranes (many believe that chemical imbalances can cause migraines) do not show up on these scans. But, if you were having migranes due to a brain tumor, that would be seen on a scan. Once another process has been ruled out, there really is no reason to do follow up scans. find a different doctor who will talk to you. Yes. Every 6 months will let the neurologist know if there are any good or bad or no changes at all to your brain. They use MRI to look for annurisms or more. I also get migraines and I've only had one CAT so far. The doctor I saw told me that I would need to have a CAT done again ONLY if they progressively got worse than what they already were. He put me on medication, but usually what I do now since I get them so often is take regular headache medicine when I feel the onset of a headache. As you have pretty old history, I don't think frequent CT scans are indicated. If attacks are well controlled, scans will always come negative. Why to expose yourself unnecessarily? I mean, leave it to your doc. If you develop any new symptoms then it is different. No one should have CAT scans "routinely". You should only have a CAT scan if it's needed to help diagnose your problem. If you already know the problem is migraines then there's no need to do further scans unless something changes which could indicate a different problem. There's a new development in migraine therapy: |
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