[Red Flag] New headache after age 50 [Possible causes] Temporal arteritis, mass in brain [Diagnostic tests] Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (diagnostic test for temporal arteritis), neuroimaging
Temporal arteritis is an inflammation of vessels close to the temples in older people, which decreases blood flow to the brain and causes pain. May also have tenderness in temples and/or jaw claudication. Some brain cancers are more common in older people.