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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Beth Lindop

Mum's 'menopause' dizzy spells were actually signs of serious brain condition

A mum who thought her dizzy spells were a sign of menopause discovered she was actually suffering from a serious brain condition.

Vicky Aspey, 47, started experiencing light heads and headaches that wouldn't go away with painkillers earlier this year. The mum-of-four, from Pensby, was sent for an MRI scan which revealed she had hydrocephalus.

The condition is a build-up of fluid in the brain and can be fatal without the necessary treatment. Vicky's sister, Kate, told the ECHO : “She was suffering with loads of really bad dizzy spells and headaches.

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