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About Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D.
Expertise
I`m a doctor of medicine and specialist in radiation therapy and medical oncology. I have a long time experience of these tumours.

Experience
I'm a Doctor of Medicine. Licensed/certified physician and surgeon and specialist in Medical Oncology and Radiation therapy in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and the European Union. Background in Radiation Therapy, Medical Oncology, Radiation Protection, Nuclear Medicine, Diagnostic Radiology, Gynecological Oncology, Clinical Pathology, Clinical Cytology,Hematology and Internal Medicine. M.D. from the faculty of medicine, Royal Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. Have also been an exchange student at the Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem Israel. Former medical consultant, Swedish National Board of Radiation Protection. Former Police Surgeon and Medical Examiner, Stockholm Police Department. Former Chief Medical Officer, The Royal Guards, The Royal Horse Guards and the Royal Household Brigade, Royal Swedish Army Medical Corps. Now in private practice in Stockholm, Sweden. I also answer questions about Oncology (General Cancer), General History, Military History, Breast Cancer, Colon Cancer.

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Brain Tumors - Troubling Signs

Expert: Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. - 10/25/2009

Question
I will be 25 years old come November. I was diagnosed simply with migraines 14 years ago. I've spent the better half of my life dealing with the restrictions they place on me. I've learned to cope for the most part. However, in the recent year, my pain has become much worse, and far too often. I am currently under the care of a neurologist who has prescribed several sorts of things over the course of this thing.
I've been prescribed anti-depressants, beta blockers, blood pressure lowing pills, and narcotic pain killers over time.

The problem:
I'm experiencing twitching of my fingers, eyes and legs, not very often, but noticeably. My vision is becoming erratically impaired by what I can only describe as lateral vibration (it may be simply twitching of my eye muscles#. My hearing is often becoming as though I'm in a small room with allot of resonation and muffling #this lasts about 2 minutes at a time# not very often, and always with my migraines. I am having trouble remembering allot of things when I'm having migraines #by this I mean, not remembering all of what I do when having a migraine#. It becomes very difficult to focus my thoughts for testing, homework, or anything else most of the time. My shins and fingers go numb on the surface as well, I say on the surface as I can at least feel movement #perhaps it is my mind thinking it#. The pain has become the most problematic, I'm becoming very tolerant to compazine and Tylenol 3 #I receive injections of compazine when I am admitted to the emergency room, the most recent instance the relief lasted nearly 1/2 the time at 34 minutes). It has been 12 years since my last CT scan and MRI, I am a bit afraid of what might be found at this point.

The Question:
Is it possible to discern the likelihood of a tumor from this information? Is there somewhere I can turn to help me decide wether or not I should get checked up should a tumor be likely? As it stands now I am merely living with a disability, I am uncertain if I want to live with that same disability and some sense of impending doom hanging over me. I do not fear death, but I hate the lack of living due to this disease.

Thank you for taking the time to read this, I hope you can help me in some way - Gary

Answer
As can be seen from my bio page here I'm NOT a neurologist or a neurosurgeon. I'm a medical oncologist & radiation therapist with experience of TREATING (mainly malignant) brain tumors. I have diagnosed brain tumors too but far less often. And I'm here ONLY as a tumor/cancer dr.! While I can not rule out a tumor based on your description it is far more likely that this is a worsening of your migraine. Discuss this with your neurologist or ask another neurologist as a second opinion. You can also demand a CT or MRI (MRI is better) brain scan. If a scan does not show any tumor, your symptoms are not due to any tumor. Good luck!

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