While sudden head pain during or after sex isn't uncommon, you may want to seek medical attention—though rare, it could be ...

Subarachnoid hemorrhage is often caused by a rupture in a bulging blood vessel on the surface of the brain. The primary symptom of this condition is a sudden, severe headache.

A 64-year-old woman was evaluated because of a sudden onset of the worst headache of her life. Computed tomography of the head revealed a convexal subarachnoid hemorrhage. A diagnosis was made.

Other groups have confirmed these findings, emphasizing the more gradual onset of severe headache in NASAH patients compared to the "thunderclap" headache that accompanies aneurysm rupture, and ...

Sentinel headache vs. thunderclap headache A thunderclap headache is another type of severe headache. It’s similar to a sentinel headache in the way it comes on suddenly and intensely.

“Thunderclap headaches often are the key warning for life-threatening brain bleeds, such as ruptured brain aneurysms or subarachnoid hemorrhage,” says pain and fatigue expert Jacob Teitelbaum ...

Chik et al. describe the case of a woman who developed a severe 'thunderclap' headache, followed by generalized tonic–clonic seizures, shortly after giving birth. A head CT scan revealed a ...

A healthy 22 year-old woman developed a sudden, severe headache. Her neurological examination was normal other than a stiff neck. Subarachnoid Hemorrhage - Sentinel Bleed. Axial CT scans without ...

Subarachnoid hemorrhage, referred to as SAH, occurs when there is bleeding into the space between the arachnoid membrane and the pia mater, two of the protective layers surrounding the brain.

One possible cause of a thunderclap headache is subarachnoid hemorrhage, or bleeding into the brain. This may result from a weak area in a blood vessel called an aneurysm.

A non-contrast head computed tomography (CT) scan reveals a subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) in the left Sylvian fissure, extending to several left parietal and frontal regions (Figure).