Headache Flashcards
what are is the cause of a thunderclap headache?
subarachnoid haemorrhage
what is a behavioural sign of a migrain?
lying down in a dark room
Name some primary headache syndromes
1) Migraine
2) tension headache
3) Cluster headache
Name some secondary headache syndromes
1) Subarachnoid haemorrhage
2) stroke
3) Meningoencephalitis
4) Intracranial venous thrombosis
4) giant cell ateritis
What are the signs and symptoms of temporal arteritis?
1) weight loss
2) Myalgia
3) Transcient loss of vision
4) Jaw claudication
how is headache in temporal artetitis managed?
- high does steroids
what is a typical prodrome of a migraine?
fatigue or changes in mood
What are trigeminal autonomic cephalgias?
Trigeminal autonomic cephalalgia (TAC) is the name for a type of primary headache that occurs with pain on one side of the head in the trigeminal nerve area and symptoms in autonomic systems on the same side, such as eye watering and redness or drooping eyelids.
What is Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension?
idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension is characterized by increased intracranial pressure in the absence of a tumor or other diseases. The main symptoms are stroke-like headache, nausea, and vomiting, as well as pulsatile tinnitus, double vision
What are the red flag symptoms of headaches?
- Cognitive effects
- Siezure
- fever
- visual disturbance
- vomiting
- weight loss