Kamis, 07 April 2011

Three danger signs of headache

Even if you have experienced head pain that feels pressing or throbbing, in generalwe do not have to worry about head pain that occasionally arise.

However, severe head pain that arises suddenly could be a signal of somethingserious and needs emergency care, for example due to stroke, meningitis or swelling of blood vessels (aneurysm). Although these conditions are rare, but it could not hurtto know the signs of head pain that is felt is not normal.
Here are symptoms that need treatment immediately:
- High fever, neck stiffness and spasms. These symptoms could be signs of meningitis, an infection and meradangnya membranes and fluid surrounding the brainand central nervous system.
About 70 percent of cases of meningitis occur in children under five, but the higher thefrequency of this disease among people aged 15-24 years. Elderly people also tend to be more and more who fell ill with meningitis.
- a sudden intense head pain, followed by nausea, vomiting or neurologicaldysfunction, such as difficulty speaking or walking, can be a sign of hemorrhagicstroke.
- severe head pain that has never experienced before could be a sign of bleedingdue to rupture of blood vessels (aneurysm). This condition can be life-threatening.


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