• male
• 30 Years
• 14/08/2025

My MRI showed an arachnoid cyst and I've been getting headaches on the top of my head should I be worried about needing neurosurgery

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Dr Dhankecha Dineshbhai

General Practitioner

• MBBS
• 6+ Yrs

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