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By Mayo Clinic staffWhile you might first discuss your symptoms with your family doctor, he or she may refer you to a neurologist or an eye specialist for further evaluation.
What you can do
Because appointments can be brief, plan ahead and write a list that includes:
- Detailed descriptions of your symptoms
- All the medications and dietary supplements you take
- Questions you want to ask the doctor
What to expect from your doctor
In addition to a physical exam, your doctor may also check your neurological health by testing your:
- Reflexes
- Muscle strength
- Muscle tone
- Senses of touch and sight
- Coordination
- Balance
- NINDS pseudotumor cerebri information page. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/pseudotumorcerebri/pseudotumorcerebri.htm. Accessed Sept. 22, 2008.
- Stebbins GT, et al. Headache. In Goetz CG. Textbook of Clinical Neurology. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders Elsevier; 2007. http://www.mdconsult.com/das/book/body/105339567-3/0/1488/451.html?tocnode=53805161&fromURL=451.html#4-u1.0-B978-1-4160-3618-0..10053-0--s0290_4630. Accessed Sept. 22, 2008.
- Kwiatkowski T, et al. Headache. In: Marx JA. Rosen's Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Mosby Elsevier; 2006. http://www.mdconsult.com/das/book/body/105359053-3/750608143/1365/305.html#4-u1.0-B0-323-02845-4..50106-2--cesec45_5292. Accessed Sept. 22, 2008.
- Chapman K, et al. Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (pseudotumor cerebri) in children. http://www.uptodate.com/home/index.html. Accessed Sept. 22, 2008.
- What is IH? Intracranial Hypertension Research Foundation. http://www.ihrfoundation.org/intracranial/hypertension/info/C16. Accessed Sept. 23, 2008.
- Neurological diagnostic tests and procedures. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/misc/diagnostic_tests.htm. Accessed Sept. 23, 2008.
- Daniels AB, et al. Profiles of obesity, weight gain and quality of life in idiopathic intracranial hypertension (pseudotumor cerebri). American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2007;143(4):635-41.
