Thunderclap headache is an extremely severe or the worst headache experienced by a patient. Patients may describe it as “the worst headache of their life”. It begins and ends abruptly like a lightening. More often than not it can be an indicator of serious underlying brain disease and should never be neglected. Apart from the headache, the patient might experience nausea, vomiting, transient loss of consciousness, confusion, impaired speech, visual disturbances or weakness of one side of the body.
This type of headache should be invariably evaluated. Common causes of Thunderclap headache are:
Various investigations the patient might undergo include:
Treatment depends on the cause. Most of the serious causes as mentioned above need hospitalization and invasive treatments.
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