People often complain of headaches.
If your head hurts very rarely and this discomfort is not accompanied by other symptoms, there is nothing dangerous.
However sometimes headaches are a symptom of such serious pathologies as stroke, meningitis or encephalitis.
Seek emergency care
A headache can be a symptom of a serious condition, such as a stroke, meningitis or encephalitis.
Go to a hospital emergency room or your local emergency number if you're experiencing the worst headache of your life, a sudden, severe headache or a headache accompanied by:
Confusion or trouble understanding speech
- Fainting
- High fever
- Numbness
- Stiff neck
- Trouble seeing
- Trouble speaking
- Trouble walking
- Nausea or vomiting (if not clearly related to the flu or a hangover)
Schedule a doctor's visit
See a doctor if you experience headaches that:
- Occur more often than usual
- Are more severe than usual
- Worsen or don't improve with appropriate use of over-the-counter drugs
- Keep you from working, sleeping or participating in normal activities
- Cause you distress, and you would like to find treatment options that enable you to control them better
Source:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/symptoms/headache/basics/when-to-see-doctor/sym-
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