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Thunderclap headaches

Thunderclap headaches grab attention such as boom of thunder. This headache develops suddenly and fades within a few hours. This type of headache is unique, not common. In some cases, it may cause by bleeding in the brain. Thunderclap headaches mostly affected to women whose ages are more than 45 years.

Causes

There is no main reason for developing of thunderclap headaches. In some cases, life-threatening situations can be caused thunderclap headaches. In some cases, following conditions may cause thunderclap headaches:

The break in the blood vessel can be caused bleeding into the scalp.

There is bleeding into the membranes and cover brain and scalp itself.

Blood clots in the tissues of the brain

Bulges in the blood vessel in the scalp

Tears in the artery’s line in the neck that may supply blood to the nervous system

Tears in the membrane that may around the spinal cord and brain, causing to a leak of spinal fluid

Bleeding in the pituitary gland and tissue death

Signs and symptoms

Thunderclap headaches are full of drama or striking. In this disorder, the aches strike severely and suddenly. Sometimes, people with thunderclap headaches feel severe pain in the both side of scalp. The severe or chronic pain occurs for a few minutes and fade own in several hours.

When to seek medical advice

When one experiences suddenly, sign and symptoms of any type of headaches, go to the health care providers or doctors immediately.

Diagnosis

For the detection of thunderclap headaches, health care providers will perform Computed Tomography scan of the brain. An X-ray is used in this test that take images of complete texture of the brain and rotate around the human body.

In some cases, a spinal tap is used for diagnosing of thunderclap headaches. In this method, a small amount of spinal fluid removes by the health care providers that surround spinal cord and brain. Sometimes, sample of cerebrospinal fluid will be taken by the doctors to test for white blood cells, protein and others.

The health care providers to determination of this headache also perform Magnetic Resonance Imaging. In this procedure, radio waves and magnetic field use for making cross sectional images of complete structures of brain.

In some cases, doctor for searching of cerebral aneurysm uses a cerebral angiogram. In this test, a small, thin and flexible tube is inserted into artery in the brain.

Complications

There are no main complications of this type of headache. In fact, this disease associates no complication.

Treatment

There is no main treatment for reducing thunderclap headaches. However, oral painkillers are taken by people with thunderclap headaches to reduce it. The doctor to stop severe ache also prescribes some medications.

Surgical treatment is necessary, if bleeding in the brain causes this type of headaches.

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