Headaches in the Elderly as a Precursor to What?

Elderly headache, mainly seen in the following diseases: first, epidural hemorrhage and subdural hemorrhage: the elderly may appear headache, some manifested as chronic pain, manifested as a more indifferent expression, memory loss, etc., need to ask the patient has no history of head trauma. Second, hypertensive disorders: headache in the elderly, need to ask the patient whether there is a history of hypertension, there are some patients with poor blood pressure control, high blood pressure is prone to headache, blood pressure should be measured. Third, sleep deprivation: ask the patient how to sleep, there is no long-term sleep deprivation, early waking or dreaming, sleep disorders, long-term sleep deprivation will cause headaches. Fourth, other craniocerebral diseases: if the elderly headache is more intense, and sudden onset, accompanied by nausea, vomiting, etc., you need to carry out a cranial CT examination to find out whether there is an acute cerebral hemorrhage or subarachnoid hemorrhage and other diseases.