Pseudotumor Cerebri Support Group

Pseudotumor cerebri (PTC) is a neurological disorder that is characterized by increased intracranial pressure, in the absence of a tumor or other diseases affecting the brain or its lining. Diagnosis requires brain scans and lumbar puncture. Characteristic symptoms are headache, transient visual obscurations or transient visual loss in one or both eyes usually lasting...

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headache with eye problem

greenbayfan1
greenbayfan1
I have an lp shunt that was recently revised and I have felt pretty good until today. I have a headache on the right side of my head and my right eye feels weird and my coworkers told me it looked different than my other eye. My vision is blurred in that eye too. What the heck? Has this happened to anyone?
Sophiasmom06
Sophiasmom06
I don't have a shunt but I have proptosis that they thought was from Graves. but in retrospect it started about 8 months after my first symptoms of IIH which went undiagnosed because everyone thought my symptoms were from the hyperthyroidism. I also had diplopia at that time. now I think that the reason I got better after my thyroidectomy is because my IIH went into remission; I think the goiter was pressing on my jugular veins causing the ICP to go up.

I think you should see your neurosurgeon with these symptoms. and keep in mind that things can be complex, there may be more than one diagnosis so keep asking questions and get second opinions.