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With behet's disease, brain swelling is a major consurn along with other neurological issues. how do i know when/if a headache is dangerous?

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Checklist for...: ...Possibly dangerous headaches: (1) "worst headache ever." (2) "headache woke me from sleep." (3) neurologic changes (double vision, weakness, numbness, tingling, memory or reasoning problems, clumsiness, etc.) (4) vomiting (though this can happen with migraine as well.).

Answered 2/4/2014

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