Headache - Causes for Concern

The physician should be especially concerned if the patient has any of the following (Silberstein, 1992; Edmeads, 1988):

  * a new-onset headache in a patient over the age of 50;
  * a sudden-onset headache;
  * a headache that is subacute in onset and gets progressively worse over days or weeks;

The physician should be especially concerned if the patient has any of the following (Silberstein, 1992; Edmeads, 1988):

  * a new-onset headache in a patient over the age of 50;
  * a sudden-onset headache;
  * a headache that is subacute in onset and gets progressively worse over days or weeks;