Whether or not you need to do nuclear magnetic after getting a cold headache needs to be analyzed in conjunction with the patient’s specific medical history, clinical symptoms and signs, and cannot be generalized.
1. Migraine: a common primary headache, the patient’s headache is mostly unilateral head moderate to severe throbbing pain, which can be accompanied by nausea and vomiting, fear of light and fear of sound, etc., and some patients may have aura symptoms such as flash in front of the eyes before the onset of the disease. In this case, it is recommended to improve the cranial nuclear magnetism to clarify whether there are intracranial organic changes.
2. Intracranial infections: mostly manifested as cold or various infectious diseases, sudden headache, may be accompanied by nausea and vomiting and other symptoms, severe patients may be projectile vomiting, impaired consciousness and epileptic seizures, etc., and the examination can often be seen as positive signs of meningeal irritation, in which case it is recommended to improve the cranial nuclear magnetic, electroencephalography and lumbar puncture of the cerebrospinal fluid examination, to assist in the definition of the diagnosis.
3. Upper respiratory tract infection: Upper respiratory tract infection, intestinal inflammatory diseases and other infectious diseases can be accompanied by different degrees of headache, often accompanied by the symptoms of primary infectious diseases, such as coughing and sputum, runny nose, diarrhea, fever, etc. In this case, it is recommended to improve the cranial nuclear examination, electroencephalography and lumbar cerebrospinal fluid examination to help clarify the diagnosis. In this case, you can temporarily not cranial nuclear magnetic examination, anti-infectious treatment, and observe the change of the condition.
Headache after cold may be the manifestation of many diseases, it is recommended to consult a doctor as soon as possible, by the doctor to carry out a professional assessment, choose the appropriate auxiliary examination methods.