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...
I had referred to my headache in another post as having a Migraine for the last five days and was told it is not a Migraine. What do we refer to it as?? A high pressure headache? A PTC headache?
If you are trying to explain it to a family member is it not the same or similar to a migraine. In reading about migraines it sounds the same but I'm convinced this PTC is the worst ever. Just curious of others thoughts on this.
If you are trying to explain it to a family member is it not the same or similar to a migraine. In reading about migraines it sounds the same but I'm convinced this PTC is the worst ever. Just curious of others thoughts on this.
tell your relatives to imagine if someone had their hand on their brain, squeezing until their eyes start to pop out. this is worse than a migraine, and it triggers a fight or flight response in the body, causing anxiety, etc.