{"id":3634,"date":"2023-12-07T19:32:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T00:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mickeylieberman.com\/headaches\/?p=3634"},"modified":"2023-10-28T07:50:15","modified_gmt":"2023-10-28T12:50:15","slug":"what-can-make-a-headache-dangerous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mickeylieberman.com\/headaches\/what-can-make-a-headache-dangerous\/","title":{"rendered":"What Can Make a Headache Dangerous?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Headache Dangerous<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Most headaches are NOT dangerous. In fact, tension-type headaches and migraines are very common and remain the focus of most health care providers and patients who suffer from headaches.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The most important factor to consider is when the typical headache is suddenly different.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Some of these different symptoms may include slurred speech, difficulty communicating or formulating thought, seizures, fainting or loss of consciousness (even for a few seconds), memory lapses, double or blurred vision, profound dizziness, or numbness in the face or half of the body.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">An alarm should sound off telling you to get this checked ASAP as these symptoms, when they deviate from the norm may be indicative of a more serious condition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Signs of a dangerous headache include:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">1. A headache that starts suddenly, especially if it&#8217;s of a severe degree.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">2. Headaches that start later in life, especially after the age of 50.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">3. A change in the quality of headaches.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">4. Visual changes, including double vision or loss of vision.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">5. Weakness, numbness, or any other neurological symptoms.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">6. Fevers especially of rapid onset.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">7. Change in mental status including sleepiness, hallucinations, speech changes, or confusion.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">8. Weight loss.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">If there is ever ANY doubt about a dangerous headache, your physician should be contacted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Typically, the migraine patient will notice a fairly consistent set of symptoms and even though the headaches can vary in intensity, the sequence of events is fairly consistent.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Headache Dangerous Most headaches are NOT dangerous. 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