Neurology_Headache Flashcards
1
Q
90% of headaches fall under which three headache diagnoses?
A
- Migraines
- tension headaches
- cluster headaches
2
Q
What signs and symptoms suggest that the headache has a secondary cause and is not a migraine, tension headache, or cluster headache?
A
- Sudden onset
- onset after the age of 50
- increasing frequency or severity
- headache with concomitant systemic illness
- focal neurologic signs
- papilledema
- trauma
- headaches at night or early morning
3
Q
Secondary headaches symptoms
- New onset of headaches in patients 50 years of age or older
A
- Temporal arteritis
- intracranial mass
4
Q
Secondary heach symptoms
- Sudden onset of severe headache (worst headache of the patient’s life)
A
- Subarachnoid haemorrhage
5
Q
Secondary heach symptoms and signs
- Headache with signs of systemic illness (fever, stiff neck, rash)
A
- Meningitis
- encephalitis
- Lyme disease
6
Q
Secondary heach symptoms and signs
- headache with focal neurologic symptoms or signs
A
- Intracranial mass
- arteriovenous malformation
- stroke
7
Q
Secondary heach symptoms and signs
- headache with Papilledema
A
- Intracranial mass
- pseudotumor cerebri
- meningitis
8
Q
Headache and history of cancer
A
Intracranial metastases
9
Q
Headache and History of HIV
A
- Opportunistic infection (eg, cryptococcus, toxoplasmosis, tuberculosis, herpes)
- aseptic meningitis
- intracranial mass (eg, lymphoma)
- progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
10
Q
Headache during pregnancy or postpartum
A
- Preeclampsia
- venous sinus thrombosis
- dissection
- pituitary apoplexy
11
Q
Headache with chronic nasal congestion
A
- sinusitis
12
Q
Headache after trauma
A
- Subdural hemorrhage
- epidural hemorrhage
- posttraumatic headache
13
Q
Headache in the temples associated with clicking or locking of the jaw
A
- Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder
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