Headaches Flashcards
A primary headache is
migraine, tension type, cluster
Secondary Headache are
caused by underlying organic disease
What is the preferred imaging to rule out hemorrhage
CT, if appears normal do a lumbar puncture
What imaging is for the posterior fossa
MRI
Onset of headache after 50 is a
red flag and consider secondary headache causation
Meningeal tests are
kernigs, and brudzinski’s
CN testing esp of
CN 2,3,4,6
Migraine pain is normally
unilater
tension HA normally
band like, bilateral
Cluster HA normally
STICTLY unilateral
Temporal arteritis
distrubition of temporal artery
Trigeminal neuralgia
distribution of trigeminal nerve
acute glaucoma
eye pain
Acute recurrent HA assoicated with vomiting, sleepiness, and pain free intervals Most likely
Migraine
Chronic progressive HA, with severity and frequency increased over time indicates
Structural disorder of CNS suspected