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Medical Minutes: Understanding headaches


YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA)- We all get headaches, but how do you know when it's something more serious? Mitzy Pacheco, nurse practitioner with exceptional Community Hospital in Yuma says sometimes headaches can be more serious then you think.

"If you have the worst headache of your life, sudden onset pain, vision changes, confusion, or weakness, those could be signs of something more serious like a bleed or a stroke," says Pacheco.

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