Hi Kelly,
Thanks for the information. You seem to know a lot about it. I have degenerative disc and joint disease and have been getting spinal cortisone injections. Do you think this may be related to that. I don't have high blood pressure, it is normal. Do you think I should discuss this with my PCP? Thanks. Take care.
Terry
On Jun 29, 2010, at 5:14 PM, Kelly Porter <kellyporter@frontiernet.net> wrote:
Terry,
High pressure can be caused by many things but EP is not one of them, as
far as I have ever read. It can be caused by a structural thing, such
as Chiari (what I have) or something as simple as elevated blood
pressure. The pressure is caused by the amount of cerebral spinal fluid
you have, and the pressure it is under. The more pressure your spinal
fluid is under the more pressure there will be behind the eyes. This
can become a problem if it is too elevated, and you would be able to
tell that because it starts effecting your vision, as well as causes
headaches, and possible body pain amongst other things.
Generally if your pressure gets to high and stays there consistently
they will do a spinal tap to check the exact pressure. This allows them
to monitor it, and decide if intervention is necessary. Intervention
can be anything form pills to a shunt that drains your spinal fluid to
your abdomen as the pressure goes up.
Our spinal fluid pressure can effect many others things besides vision,
including how are body feels due to the increased pressure ont he spinal
cord and brain. People with the highest levels of pressure have major
issues.
kelly
Terry Martin wrote:
I had an eye exam yesterday also. I just wanted to get contact lenses. I was told that I have a high amount of pressure in my eyes. It's in the normal range, but the high end. I was told that this needs to be checked at least once a year. Is this related to epilepsy? Thanks for any information. Take care.
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