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Q: Sudden Headache
asked by: gopie on April 25th, 2007
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My 19 year old son was 10 minutes into some basketball hoops when he experienced some shortness of breath. He cam home and laid down. About 10 minutes later, and iwthin 2 minutes or so he developed an intense headache, accompanied by fever and intense cold and shivering. So intense was the headache that I was unable to drive him to hospital and I called the paramedics. They came immediately and in a few minutes the fever was gone andthe headache subsided somewhat. I took him to hospital emergency and over the course of 10 hours there, he was given a CT and Lumbar Puncture (LP) which were both negative, ruling out things like anurysm and meningitis. That is what we were told. We were also told that the LP would result in backache and additional headache for about 5 days. The headaches persisted for 5 days as promised, which we treated with Tylenol 3. It is noe gradually subsiding, and we hope it will do so totally. Question: What caused it in hte first place?
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mc4ever02
replied on April 26th, 2007
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What a scary thing for a parent to experience!

When the paramedics arrived did they check his blood pressure? If so, what was it?

Did the hospital say anything about him being dehydrated?

Did they do any ekg by chance?

Sorry for the questions, they are just basics and the easiest to start with.
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gopie
replied on April 26th, 2007
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Mc$ever02

Thaks for your concern and reply. Yes it was scary.

His blood pressure was 124/68. The ECG was quite normal. The hospital did not say anything about being dehydrated.

Thanks for listening.
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mc4ever02
replied on April 27th, 2007
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Well, his blood pressure was good. When you blood pressure spikes you can get a horrible headache in responce, which is why I asked.

Dehydration can cause severe headaches, body weakness and even black outs. But it is usually a more gradual experience then what you described.

Do you know if he has any allergies, or has recently started any medications?
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firemedic1650
replied on April 27th, 2007
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Hope all is better with your son! I had a similar experience when i was in my early twenties. Instead of basketball I wound up in a wrestling match with a buddy. Ten miutes later, all the symptoms were there. Plus nausea. While I didn't go to the ER, I remember wishing I would just pass out so it would all go away. I should have gone to the ER. The symptoms stayed for several days. Anyway, I told my family doc about a week or two later and she asked if I had been out partying the night before. Which I had been. She attributed that as a likely cause. I know he is only nineteen, but is there any chance he could have been out drinking prior to the incident?
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