Headaches - Emergencies
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Do you have any of the following symptoms that require emergency treatment? Call 911 or other emergency services immediately.
- Sudden, severe pain and is the worst headache you have ever had
- Confusion or change in behavior
- Change in level of consciousness
- Sudden loss of function in one part or all of one side of your body
- Sudden vision change, such as dimness, blurring, double vision, or loss of vision in one or both eyes (unless this always happens with your migraine headaches)
- Sudden, persistent difficulty speaking or difficulty understanding speech
- Seizure. (Protect the victim from harm during the seizure.)
- Severe dehydration
- A severe headache that starts during strenuous physical or sexual activity (exertional headache)
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July 09, 2008
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