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Headache

Headache is one of the most common and important illnesses that can effect to the quality of life. Normally, headache is not from dangerous condition but need to be diagnosed and treated by specialist because headache symptom can be the sign of severe illness. Most headaches are caused by

– Tension type headache

– Migraine headache

– Cluster headache

– Chronic daily headache

Tension type headache

Tension type headache is the most common type of headaches that occur with those who get stressed, tired and work hard. Signs and symptoms of a tension headache include the sensation of tightness or pressure across your forehead, Tenderness on your neck. headache is usually described as mild to moderately intense and might include tenderness on your scalp, neck and shoulder muscles. Tension headache often not associate with neuro and vomiting

Migraine headaches

is the common type of headache that always get the mislead diagnosis. Migraine headache always occur with women of working age. The headache is usually described as moderately to severe intense. Symptom might get worst from triggers such as light, sound or odor. Some patients might experience nausea and vomiting symptom. Migraine headaches typically last from 4 hours to 3 days.

Cluster headache

is rare and the most painful type of headache. Cluster headaches are more common in men than women. The duration from 15 minutes to 3 hours. The onset of an attack is rapid, and most often without the preliminary signs. Cluster headaches include fidget, excruciating pain (generally located around the eye) or one-sided pain. Patient will also have parasympathetic symptom such as redness of the conjunctiva, tearing, runny nose, sweating around face area on side of the headaches.

Chronic daily headache

Chronic daily headaches must occur 15 days or more a month, for at least three months. Patients might have more chronic symptom of tension headache or Migraine. This might occur in some headache patient that often over-use pain relief medication cause from get wrong diagnosis and use medicine by themselves that lead to more chronic headaches. By the way headache can occur by others cause such as sinusitis, cerebrovascular disease, intracerebral hemorrhage, cancer. For screening dangerous disease from headaches, medical record, thorough check-up include additional diagnosis such as MRI are needed.

Headache danger signs

Even if common headache does not indicate a serious medical problem but headache with condition below must see doctor immediately. Because this may occur from serious health problem such as Cerebral Hemorrhage or Nervous System Infections. Signs of a dangerous headache include:

1. A headache that starts suddenly, especially if it’s of a severe degree.
2. Headache with fever and stiff neck.
3. Headache with neurological symptoms such as Arm and leg weakness, confusion, personality change
4. Headaches in patient with cancer or HIV infected.
5. Progressive Headache that failure to treatment

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