Now this is bizarre

[INRM]

I was in the ER yesterday/today. They didn't find anything serious on their CT-scan even though I had a serious headache, and even the doctor thought it might have been an aneurysm. CT's granted, don't pick up aneurysms unless bleeding's involved. Of course, if you have a head-ache, it probably is bleeding.

They found something bizarre though. A calcification deep inside my right temporal lobe. Whatever the f*ck this means, I have no idea. The doctor never saw it on a person my age, but said it occured in elderly people, even those who are not senile.

I had a CT-scan earlier, and I don't know if it was there or not before. The last CT I had was in June.

So, the question is this...

What causes calcifications in your brain? Especially a 25-year old.

-INRM

[Z]

Too much time posting on internet forums.

:D

Seriously, though, shouldn't you be at least googling instead of asking a bunch of idiots who can't even agree on what reality is?

First 'google' result - admittedly waaaay over my head (http://chorus.rad.mcw.edu/doc/01087.html)

Good luck, and I hope it all turns out well.

[BPSCG]

Originally posted by INRM
So, the question is this...

What causes calcifications in your brain? Especially a 25-year old.
The question?

I can think of a few more without even having been in the ER:

Like, is it dangerous? Course of treatment? If you've never seen it in a 25-year-old, is it possible this test is mistaken/false positive? Should I see an expert in the field, like a neurologist or something?

And of course, the answers to those questions would spin off a bunch of new ones.

So why are you asking us? Do you think your doctors all hang out around here? Or are you looking for medical advice on the cheap?

[TillEulenspiegel]

Lots of people around here have calcification of the brain...I just call em boneheads.

Seriously tho , is the calcification in the brain tissue or just a deposit on the skull? I've never heard anything like that before. I injured my hand and a knuckle had some calcification. It's pretty common in the joints as a response to injury. Like others here have said tho Don't seek medical advice from any one but a trusted Physician.


Edit to add:
One more thing don't google your self into a heart attack, a little knowledge can be a dangerious thing.

[INRM]

Would they have told me if they thought it was malignant or cancerous?

From what I was told, it was simply a calcium deposit, and occured frequently on elderly people (even ones without senility).

-INRM

[INRM]

Originally posted by BPSCG
The question?

I can think of a few more without even having been in the ER:

Like, is it dangerous? Course of treatment? If you've never seen it in a 25-year-old, is it possible this test is mistaken/false positive? Should I see an expert in the field, like a neurologist or something?

And of course, the answers to those questions would spin off a bunch of new ones.

So why are you asking us? Do you think your doctors all hang out around here? Or are you looking for medical advice on the cheap?

Is it dangerous? Possibly. They say it's not, but if all those symptoms I reported earlier are indeed lupus, it can be a significant cause of death. The question is, is it growing or not.

And the reason I'm asking is, you guys have a decent knowledge of science, and You can only call the doctor so many times before they lable you a hypochondriac.

I don't know what's wrong with me. Something's wrong.

-INRM

[Eos of the Eons]

Wow, you have a lot of ifs driving you crazy. I would think the doctors would understand that.

Sure medicine is about science, but only doctors are trained in that type. I can tell you a little about the very basics on viruses, bacteria, etc, but the body is very complex, and the training very involved. I haven't been in college for 10 years.

Calcification? I don't have any idea what that is, especially in the brain. How did it get there? Why? How does it form? Will it get bigger? I'm sure your doctor is expecting those kind of questions. Write them down and give them to him. I know doctors always seem to be in a hurry, and I always forget to ask half of the questions I wanted to know about.

Just let the doc know that answers to the questions will calm your anxieties. Your anxiety will lead to physical symptoms because it stresses you out. So alleviate your fears by getting your questions answered by the doctor. Then stop worrying about everything. Get some rest too, and relax! Or get some exersize and then relax in a hot tub.

I've had to learn that not all weird things about the body are going to lead to the worst imaginable scenario. Our quest for no aches or pains, or changes in the body lead us to all kinds of unneeded stress. As we get older we have to expect our bodies to change in ways we never thought they could.

Heck, I have calcium filled cysts that are small white bumps on my skin. They are harmless. I get muscle twitches. I'm sure we all are finding strange stuff at any age.

I'm hoping you are just fine, and that you'll be able to stop feeling like a hypochondriac. Just watch out for the snake oil salesman that will only be too happy to diagnose you with whatever woo term and give you some crazy remedy. If you find it working, then maybe you just needed to feel like you are "doing something" to make your symptoms go away. Well, doing something can be as easy as, and cheaply as a fun activity to take your mind off of your worries. Just be careful, okay.

Take care, I hope you can get a good long discussion with your doctor.

[INRM]

The exact CT report reads as follows

RESULT

Minute, +/- 2mm, R frontal deep white matter Ca++, O/W negative. (lm # 13)

Whatever this means.

What is in the Right frontal deep-white matter? What does that part of your brain do? Although the calcification is only 2mm in size.

I hope it's not growing...

-INRM

[wipeout]

Found an article which gives a huge range of causes of "intracranial calcification":

http://www.sums.ac.ir/semj/vol4/apr2003/ICC.htm

[Jon_in_london]

Originally posted by INRM


What causes calcifications in your brain? Especially a 25-year old.

-INRM

Ah yes. My sister has two of these. One in each side of the brain. It caused some mid epilepsy when she was young but nothing these days. They think it was some time of worm egg that got calcified.

[BPSCG]

Originally posted by INRM
The exact CT report reads as follows

RESULT

Minute, +/- 2mm, R frontal deep white matter Ca++, O/W negative. (lm # 13)

Whatever this means.

What is in the Right frontal deep-white matter? What does that part of your brain do? Although the calcification is only 2mm in size.
Still looking to get your medical advice on the cheap, I see. Sound like reasonable questions to me. Why not ask your doctor instead of a bunch of people who've never even seen you!!!

You wouldn't happen to be Interesting Ian's sock puppet, would you...? If not, the two of you could have a long and pointless conversation about your maladies, I'm sure.

Edited to add: As if this whole thread isn't pointless enough already.

[HopkinsMedStudent]

Originally posted by INRM
Would they have told me if they thought it was malignant or cancerous?

Unless they've done other tests that you havent mentioned, your doctors dont have enough information to say one way or the other.

There are at least 40-50 causes of calcification. Its a complex pathology and nobody on this board can diagnose you. You need a thorough physical exam and medical history, along with some other lab tests to get to the bottom of the cause.

Consult your physician.

[TeaBag420]

Does the calcification have one side, or two?

[BPSCG]

Originally posted by TeaBag420
Does the calcification have one side, or two? INRM has three different threads going in this forum asking for medical advice. He's been told in about as many different ways as one can be told that he should stop asking here and he should ask a doctor.

So unless you're qualified to dispense medical advice to a patient you've not examined or even seen, kindly stop feeding the troll.

[TeaBag420]

Originally posted by BPSCG
INRM has three different threads going in this forum asking for medical advice. He's been told in about as many different ways as one can be told that he should stop asking here and he should ask a doctor.

So unless you're qualified to dispense medical advice to a patient you've not examined or even seen, kindly stop feeding the troll.

So I probably shouldn't say anything about your control issues? I was just rereading Heaviside in the bath last night and pondering the incredible coincidences between my life and Newton's, when it occurred to me that the the question of whether the calcification had one side or two might be of interest.

By the way something, ARE YOU STUPID?