Headache is considered as a common disease and causes patients suffering from pain. In general, mostly headache is not caused by a virulent state. However, headache needs to be diagnosed and treated by a specialist, on account of headache may cause serious diseases as well.
Headache is divided into 4 groups according to the patient’s symptoms…
1. (Tension-type headache)
Tension type headache is the most common headache which is discovered in a person who is overwork and stressed. Typically, the pain is like a tightness on both sides around the forehead including neck. The pain is usually mild to moderate. Tension-type headaches can interrupt and may hurt on muscles around head, shoulders and neck, but there is no nausea or vomiting.
2. (Migraine headache)
It is a common headache which is often found errors in diagnosing. Migraine headache is frequently found in women as working-age. The pain often moderate to severe. These pain can be worsened by trigger factors such as light, sound or odor. Some patients may have nausea and vomiting. However, migraine often last 4 hours or more. At the same time some patients may suffer from a pain 3 days straight.
3. (cluster headache)
A headache which is infrequent found but inflicts if does not receive a proper diagnosis and treatment. This type of headache is often found in men and causes severe pain, which can aggravate the patient’s illness. According to pain, for duration takes about 15 minutes to 3 hours around eyes area or temples on either side. Patients may have symptoms which impact on nervous system “Parasympathetic” as having red eyes, runny nose, sweating on facial area according to headache.
4. (chronic daily headache)
This patient usually has chronic headache more than 15 days per month or at least 3 months, which patients may have tension headache including migraine. However, patients have more chronic symptoms. In this group of patients, one may suffer from a medication overuse, which is due to a faulty diagnosis, buying medicines own their own, use of painkillers. According these cause more chronic headaches. There are also other causes which also lead to headaches, such as sinusitis, stroke, hemorrhagic disease or cancer etc. The diagnosis requires some records of patients such as physical examination. Including additional examinations, as MRI, to help isolate the pandemic.
Suffer from these symptoms….see a doctor urgently!
Although most headaches are not caused by serious diseases. However, if the patient has a headache with the following symptoms, then should see a doctor urgently. Due to it can be caused by deleterious causes, such as cerebral hemorrhage, an infection in the nervous system.
Signs of dangerous headache
1. Headaches suddenly severe.
2. Headaches with fever and stiff neck.
3. Headaches with abnormal neurological symptoms such as limbs, muscles, confusion, personality changes, etc.
4. Headaches in cancer and HIV patients.
5. Headaches which raise more pain and do not respond to treatments.
If a patient has such symptoms, it is necessary to have a diagnosis as soon as possible. Which will lead to an accurate and faster treatment after.
In conclusion, headache is a common symptom which requires some detailed personal information as allergy, physical examination, including additional diagnostics in some patients. In order to lead to an accurate diagnosis, and contributes to an effective treatment afterwards.
