Other conditions that can cause similar symptoms to a<unk>  headache include temporal arteritis, cluster headaches, acute glaucoma, meningitis and subarachnoid hemorrhage. Temporal arteritis typically occurs in people over 50 years old and presents with tenderness over the temple, cluster headaches presents with one-sided nose stuffiness, tears and severe pain around the orbits, acute glaucoma is associated with vision problems, meningitis with fevers, and subaracchnoid hemorrhage with a very fast onset. Tension headaches typically occur on both sides, are not pounding, and are less disabling.
Migraine differential diagnosis
Cluster headache differential diagnosis
Dizziness differential diagnosis
Epilepsy differential diagnosis
Seizure differential diagnosis
Tension headache differential diagnosis
Encephalopathy differential diagnosis
Transient ischemic attack differential diagnosis