A 28-year-old male asked:
past week i have had pressure in back of my head along with vertigo, i am worried of a brain tumor 2 years ago i had a cat scan and eeg can back fine?
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Dr. Paul Zhang answered
31 years experience Medical Oncology
No: You need to do more scans this time to rule out any new issues. Most time it is not serious, but it is hard to predict without ct or mri.
Answered on Feb 2, 2015
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Dr. Chaim Colen answered
19 years experience Neurosurgery
Likely not tumor: It depends on the frequency and severity of symptoms, but you might consider requesting your doctor to order an MRI brain with and without contrast (it provides better detail of the brain than does the ct).
Answered on Feb 2, 2015
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