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Coughing causes sharp pain in temple with double vision sometimes temporary blindness lasting approximately 30 seconds to a couple of minutes?

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Dr. Eric Weisman answered

Specializes in Neurology

Tell your doctor: Transitory raised intracranial pressure can cause diplopia and visual loss. Coughing raises your ICP. Need to check for cerebral masses and aneurysm or idiopathic intracranial hypertension. Its important to have your head scanned before a lumbar puncture to check baseline spinal fluid pressure is attempted to exclude a mass. A good neuro exam, eye exam and BP assessment should be done first.

Answered 11/27/2017

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Dr. Paul Grin answered

Specializes in Pain Management

See your PCP: for evaluation, tests to rule out Temporal Arteritis and proper diagnosis and treatment.

Answered 12/13/2014

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