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A 33-year-old female asked:

Having constant head pressure, lightheaded, pain, mostly in the back of the head...worse went sittingup..had mri and ct scan. both negative?

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Dr. Steven Chmielewskianswered

Diagnostic Radiology 32 years experience

Very common.: The vast majority of of imaging done for headaches is negative. This is a good thing, you don't want to have a positive scan.

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