Red Flags
If you are experiencing any of the following symptoms, please consult with your doctor immediately
- Thunderclap headache (intense, exploding and hyperacute onset)
- New-onset headache in patients >50 or <10
- Persistent morning headache with nausea
- New onset of headache in a patient with history of cancer
- New onset of headache in a patient with history of HIV infection
- Progressive headache, worsening over weeks
- Headaches associated with postural changes
- Aura symptoms that:
- Last longer than an hour
- Include motor weakness
- Are different from previous aura
- Occur for the first time on using oral contraceptive pill