Hey! What should we do when we have a headache?
Dear friends, headache is very common in our population. But unfortunately, some very dangerous and life-threatening diseases can also start with a headache.
So the real confusion is: which headache should be taken seriously?
Understanding headaches
A headache can be:
- on one side of the head,
- on the top of the head,
- at the back of the head,
- associated with neck or shoulder pain,
- associated with nausea, vomiting, anxiety, heaviness, or discomfort.
Headache symptoms that are dangerous
Please take your headache seriously and visit a hospital or a neurologist/neurosurgeon if you have:
- Persistent headache lasting more than one hour
- Headache that wakes you up from sleep
- Headache that causes nausea and vomiting
- Headache with abnormal sensation or weakness in half of the body
- Headache with jerky movements or seizures
- Headache with fever for more than 1–2 days
- Headache with confusion or altered sensorium viness, or discomfort.
These warning signs can be associated with serious diseases.
Possible dangerous causes of headache
Some conditions that can present with these symptoms include:
- Neurocysticercosis
- Brain tumour
- Tuberculosis of the brain
- Encephalitis
- Meningitis
- Hydrocephalus
- Brain haemorrhage
- Stroke
- Central venous thrombosis
These are serious diseases that need early diagnosis and urgent treatment.
What doctors may do
After reaching the hospital, evaluation may include:
- MRI or CT scan of the brain
- EEG
- Blood tests
These are serious diseases that need early diagnosis and urgent treatment.
Where to go?
If you or someone you know has headache with any warning sign, do not delay.
Reach Gautam Hospital, Rudrapur, as early as possible.
Here, Dr. Sunil Singh Gautam and the medical team will investigate the cause and provide proper treatment.
