Common diseases that can cause throbbing headache include migraine, hypertension, intracranial aneurysm, etc. Analgesic symptomatic treatment, antihypertensive treatment, surgical treatment, etc. can be carried out.
1. Migraine: it is a chronic neurovascular disease, when the headache attack, mostly for the side, presenting moderate to severe, throbbing headache. In the attack period, pain relief treatment can be given, and common drugs include non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (ibuprofen), specific drugs (ergotamine, sumatriptan, etc.). Oral verapamil and propranolol can be used as prophylactic treatment during the stabilization period.
2. Intracranial aneurysm: It is an intracranial vascular malformation with limited dilatation of the inner lumen of the artery, resulting in a localized bulge, which can trigger throbbing headache. Current treatment may consider craniotomy aneurysm neck clamping, interventional aneurysm occlusion, etc.
3. Hypertension: When blood pressure is not well controlled, throbbing headache can also be triggered. Blood pressure can be closely monitored and treated with oral antihypertensive drugs or replacement of antihypertensive drugs, common antihypertensive drugs include nifedipine, captopril, valsartan and so on.
When throbbing headache occurs, it is recommended to consult a doctor in a timely manner, and the medication should be used under the guidance of a professional doctor.