Brain and Head Injuries Forum - Pulling on Brainstem

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Q: Pulling on Brainstem

asked by: headache990 on February 1st, 2009

New User

Hi,
I've had migraine headaches for years, but lately I've started getting another kind of headache.
My entire head hurts, my eyes hurt, and my neck and shoulders are very sore and tense. My ears ring, my eyesight blurs, I get a low grade fever (but I've always gotten that with my migraines too), I feel..."cloudy" (if that makes sense), very weak and tired - but the biggest, most defined symptom that really differs from my migraines is that it feels like my brain stem is being pulled; as if my spinal cord were too short for my body and so its tugging down. It feels like pulling up my shoulders or leaning back my head should help, but it doesn't. The pain is very concentrated at the brain stem.
Sorry, that's as clear a description as I can come up with! But does anyone else have that sort of headache or know what its defined as?
Thanks!

Replies(2)

MandMs

replied on February 2nd, 2009

Extremely eHealthy

These symptoms could be due to a case of meningitis.
Severe and persistent headaches, stiff and painful neck, confusion, sluggishness, muscle aches and weakness throughout the body, eye sensitivity and eye pain from bright lights, dizzy spells, are all symptoms of meningitis.
In some adults this condition can be manifested with a a slight headache and fever and they may not feel well and may have little energy.
Tinnitus or ear ringing happens in feverish persons, and may be a symptom of meningitis, too.

Visit your physician!

adams001

replied on July 30th, 2009

New User

Brain stem, just as any other part of the brain. It is situated between the cerebrum and the spinal cord. It houses three important parts of the brain, the midbrain, pons and medulla oblongata. It also is the communication center for signals passing through the brain to the rest of the body. Brain stem controls respiration, blood circulation, heart rate. If the brain stem is approached from behind the ear, there could be permanent hearing loss in that ear. Similarly the patient may be left with one-sided weakness of his upper and lower limbs. The facial nerve or other cranial nerves may be affected also, leading to problems like inadequate facial and eye movements, difficulty in eating and drinking, tendency to breath-in food and drink etc.

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