What tests should I do if I often have headaches?

What tests should I do if I often have headaches?

Many friends asked what examinations they should do if they often have headaches. I have told you before that headache is just a symptom. There may be hundreds of reasons for this symptom, such as heart disease, rhinitis, colds, etc. There are other diseases that may also cause headaches. It depends on the usual physical symptoms and personal underlying diseases to make a judgment.

So if we suspect that the headache is caused by the brain, what tests should we do?

First of all, you should do a head CT scan. It is not necessary to do an MRI directly. If you find that you need to do further MRI examinations based on your condition after the head CT scan, you can do an MRI. Secondly, you can also take a film of the cervical spine to rule out whether the cervical spine is causing the headache. If there are no problems with these, you can finally check the vascular imaging to see if there is any stenosis or malformation of the cerebral blood vessels, because these conditions can also cause headaches.