A burst of pain in the top of the head may be a physiological phenomenon induced by overexertion, staying up all night, emotional excitement; it may also be a manifestation of tension headache, cluster headache; it may also be caused by acute cerebral hemorrhage, subarachnoid hemorrhage, brain tumor and other intracranial lesions.
1. Physiological phenomenon: excessive exertion, staying up late, emotional excitement, excessive mental stress, or blowing wind on the top of the head, getting cold, these physiological reasons may lead to this situation, but after removing these triggers, the pain will gradually ease.
2. Neurovascular headache: It is also a common cause of paroxysmal headache, such as tension headache, cluster headache and so on. Tension headaches are characterized by a tight band of pain at the top of the head that lasts for a long time. While cluster headaches are characterized by recurring episodes of severe headaches of shorter duration. Symptoms can be relieved by taking anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs such as ibuprofen.
3. Cerebral hemorrhage or tumor, etc.: The most dangerous cause of a bout of headache is cerebral hemorrhage, subarachnoid hemorrhage, brain tumor and other intracranial organic lesions, which may be life-threatening, and in addition to the headache, there may also be other manifestations such as impaired consciousness, paralysis of the limbs, epilepsy and so on.
If the paroxysmal pain in the head lasts for a long time and has not been relieved, it is recommended to go to the hospital as soon as possible to improve the cranial CT and other related examinations, to be diagnosed by the doctor face to face, and to give targeted treatment, so as not to delay the condition.