A 19-year-old female asked:
have throbbing pain in left parietal lobe. began less than 24 hours ago but will not go away. stops for short time then starts again. brain tumor?
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Dr. Chirag Patel answered
Specializes in Neurology
Less likely: Your symptoms may be caused by any number of conditions including headache (possibly migraine) or other neurological condition, vs. anxiety. Keep a log of the timing, severity, frequency, duration, location, and associated symptoms and take it to your primary care physician for an evaluation. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/headache.html
Answered on May 21, 2016
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Dr. Mark Fisher answered
33 years experience Neurology
A wee clarification: 1) You cannot have a pain in your left parietal lobe. Your brain has no pain nerves. All sensations are processed in the brain but experienced elsewhere in the body. 2) The brain has no connective tissue. Lots of connective tissue around the brain, however: Meninges, arterial sheaths, other connective tissue, all of which is exquisitely sensitive to pain. That's what pains and throbs.
Answered on Jun 23, 2018
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Dr. Carlos Encarnacion answered
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Could be anything : I'd be interested to know if this is new or something you had all your life. Could be as simple as a bony protrusion of your skull that has been ther ... Read More
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A male asked:
Dr. Richard Zimon answered
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You may have just: NOTICED it but it's been there since BIRTH!!
NOT TO WORRY!
Hope this helps!
Dr Z
A 47-year-old female asked:
Dr. Arthur Heller answered
42 years experience Gastroenterology
Depends...: on history, physical exam, meirological findings. Would not second guess the docs who have seen and examined you in this forum
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A member asked:
Dr. Rifat Naghmi answered
45 years experience Internal Medicine
Headache: See your doctor to get a MRI brain
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