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Q: Headaches For 4 Months - Aneurysm?
asked by: Jamesab on July 20th, 2005
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Hi,
how common is it for a 15 yo to have a brain aneurysm? I have been having headaches for about 4 months now every single hour of each day. This is my biggest worry now. Is this what it could be? I have had a blood test and a ct scan but they showed up fine. I dont have to pay for any of these tests either because in the uk we have the nhs, which is already funded. So should I go back to the hospital and ask for more tests??

James
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cloversea
replied on August 10th, 2005
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Headaches with aneurysms are sudden and severe. Your headaches have lasted long enough that it is really unlikely that it's an aneurysm. They re-clot and re-rupture in less than a week and symptoms progress quickly. Within a couple of weeks, you would be near comatose or worse.

That said, it's not uncommon for headache problems to start suddenly without an obvious cause. You should try to get a diagnosis for your headaches and then treat them accordingly. In 90% of cases, headaches are either migraine or tension. There are many ways to treat such headaches.

Headaches are scary, but rarely signs of serious problems in the brain. Take care.

-kerrie
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Jamesab
replied on August 11th, 2005
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Thanks v much for the reply kerrie, I have an appointment to see a paeditrician on monday so I will see if I can get some answers off him. At 15 years old aswell an aneurysm is rare I would have thought? I know I dont have a brain tumour either because I have had a ct scan. My consultant did say that he thought that it was a tension headache but they have to be chronic.

Once again, many thanks,

james
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