Common cold/'flu
Fever
Hangover
Head injury
Infection (ear/ tonsils/ sinus/tooth abscess)
Medication: indomethacin; nitrates (e.g. GTN), vasodilators
Pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS)
Stress
Raised blood pressure (25% increase or >180/130): bilateral, constant
RARE CAUSES:
- Cerebral aneurysm
- Brain tumour
- Stroke
- TIA (mini-stroke)
- Meningitis/encephalitis
- benign cough headache,
- 'ice-cream' headache,
- 'benign exertional headache' precipitated by exercise
- headache associated with sexual activity.
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