Cephalgic syndrome is a common headache. It can be either an independent disease or a symptom of a more serious illness. Today, more than 70% of people suffer from headaches of varying severity. However, symptomatic headache is not common.
In any case, if you suffer from headaches, you need to be examined to rule out more complex diseases.
Symptomatic cephalgic syndrome usually has the following symptoms:
- severe pain in the head;
- previous drugs no longer satisfy her and need stronger drugs;
- along with an attack of pain in the head, the temperature rises, drowsiness appears;
- dependence of pain on physical stress or body position.
If, in addition to pain, any neurological signs are observed, then it is urgent to undergo a CT scan and magnetic resonance imaging.
Primary cephalgic syndrome can be classified into tension headaches and migraines. A migraine attack is a severe throbbing pain in the left or right orbit. Migraines can be caused by menstruation, alcohol, chocolate or lack of air. Often, migraines disrupt daily life.
A person suffers a headache of tension most often. Its cause may be muscle or mental overstrain. Such pain has bilateral localization,
Astheno-cephalgic syndrome is accompanied by nervousness, irritability, sudden mood changes.
Often you can quickly get rid of such pains, however, if you start the cephalgic syndrome, it can become chronic. Moreover, it manifests itself almost every day, which leads to the development of depression, excessive use of painkillers, the appearance of hypertension and constant stress.
The disease is diagnosed by describing the patient's sensations, as well as using various laboratory tests and MRI. In this case, the doctor takes into account the intensity of the pain, their frequency, localization and tries to find out under what conditions the syndrome begins.
Cephalgic syndrome is a disease that is treated, first of all, with the exception of those factors that cause an attack. For example, you need to properly organize the daily routine, normal sleep. Try not to be in a stressful situation, as little as possible to get nervous. The patient’s nutrition should be complete, especially since chocolate and products with tyramine should be eliminated from the diet, as they often provoke an attack. If necessary, the use of drugs that dilate blood vessels is limited. Naturally, moderate physical activity is not harmful to the body.
Medications are prescribed if there is any concomitant disease that provokes an attack of pain. If the pains are infrequent and mild, then most often they pass by themselves within half an hour. If they last longer, and the person feels discomfort, then you can take an easy way to eliminate pain.