Are my falcine calcifications on brain tumors?
Question:
I am 61 and have spinal stenosis and severe pain, headaches and I have had to use walker and wheel chair for many months.
Answers:
Falx (or falcine) calcifications are a normal finding on CT scans of the brain in many completely healthy people and usually have no clinical relevance. The falx is a folding of the covering tissue of the brain that lies in the crevice between the two hemispheres of the brain. As we get older, there may be a local collection of calcium along the fold. Typically it means nothing and it is called an "incidental finding." If it's really a meningioma (benign brain tumor that calcifies and can be located at the falx) then it's another story. But if it truly is just falx calcification, then I would not be concerned. However, if your headaches are progressively becoming worse or are associated with neurological deficits, then further imaging with an MRI of the brain may be warranted. In that case it is best to see a neurologist for further testing. Best of luck.
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