Raised Artery On Temple, Headache. What Could Cause This?

Posted on Thu, 23 Aug 2012

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Question : I am seeing a raised artery close to my left temple of head and have very bad headaches just on the left side of head. What would cause this?

Answered by Dr. Sudhir (40 minutes later)

Hello,

Thanks for the question.

Prominent scalp arteries don't cause headache.

Unilateral headache can be due to sinus infection,migraine, vision issues, cluster headache, raised intra-cranial pressure and hypertension etc. There are many causes which can lead to such headaches.Doctor generally takes into consideration nature of headache,associated symptoms and medical history to determine the cause.

In most cases doctor will not ask for any investigation.But if symptoms demand then desired investigation is MRI of brain.

Most cases feel better with rest and oral analgesics.

So you can consider a visit to your doctor to get a clinical evaluation done.

Hope this answers your question.Please ask if there are doubts.Regards.

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