When does a headache need to be seen at the hospital?

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As a neurosurgeon, I encounter a lot of people who are concerned with ruptured brain aneurysms (blood vessel blisters). Ruptured brain aneurysms typically present with severe headache. I am incessantly asked, “When is a headache more than just a headache? When should I go to the hospital?”

A headache is considered to be pain located anywhere in the region of the upper …

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