Headache- Symptom, Causes, Treatment of Headache
Headache is one of the most
frequent
pains we experience. The pain does not
descend
from the brain, but from
diluting of and/or tension in the pain-sensitive structures of the head - the meninges (the membranes
encompassing
the brain); the large blood vessels
inside
the skull; the blood vessels and muscles of the scalp; and several head and
superior
neck nerves.
Causes of Headache
Virtually headaches are not induced by
life-threatening
disease but by scalp muscle tension,
frequently
the result of
excited
stress (tension headache or by contraction and dilation of blood vessels (vascular headaches such as MIGRAINE and CLUSTER HEADACHES). Several other
frequent
causes include
inordinate
noise, too much smoking or drinking, feverish disorder. SINUSITIS, and hormonal
commute
in the
menstrual cycle. Headache may also be a symptom of illness of the eyes, ears, nose, throat or teeth. Much more
life-threatening but less
general
reasons of headache may be very
superior
blood pressure (HYPER TENSION), infection within the skull (such as MENINGITIS, ENCEPHALITIS) and brain abscessl, head injury, tumours of the brain or meninges or bleeding within the skull. In such cases there are
normally
some other symptoms to point to the reason.
Treament of Headache
Headaches warrant medical invest gation if they are
insistent, severe or recurren have no obvious reason; or do not
react
to self
improve
measures such as rest and mild painkillers.
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