A member asked:

If my brain mri came back clean, yay,can it still be hemicrania continua like dr may still suspect or could it be coming from my neck. have bone spurs?

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Hemicrania Continua: Karen, bone spurs usually causes pinched nerve and other symptoms more then headache. Doctors consider a diagnosis of hemicrania continua if the pain has been present, without switching sides or disappearing even briefly, for at least three months. Doctors consider it a telltale sign of hemicrania continua if the headaches go away after a dose of the nsaid such as motrin or ibuprofen.

Answered 12/3/2015

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