Do you have Headache? What Might be the Cause?

Headache is a common symptom of most of the neurological diseases involving the brain. Some of these caonditions can be fatal and accurate identification of the cause of headache is essential.

So if you have headache, first you should see what kind of a headache that is, because the nature of the headache differs with the type of underlying pathology.

Are you having headache for a long period (from months to years)? Does it reccurs occasionally?

 Then it could be due to following causes.

 The most common cause for this kind of headache is migraine. Migraine is not a serious condition and nowadays there are more successful treatments for this condition.

 Glaucoma and sinusitis can also cause recurrent attacks of headache.


Does your headache aggravates when you cough, strain, sneeze, walk or lie down?

 Then you could be having any of the following conditions.

Brain tumour - in this type of headache you may also have vomiting as an associated feature.

Headache which gradually rises within days to weeks

Brain Tumour
Encephalitis
Meningitis

Headache with tenderness (pain when touching) of the scalp

giant cell arteritis

Pain after injury to the head

Most of the times these kinds of headache does not indicate any serious pathological condition, but subdural haematoma should always be considered.

Single attack of severe headache

Subarachnoid haemorrhage
migraine
meningitis