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clinical red flags for HA onset

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  • Sudden
  • trauma
  • exertion
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clinical red flags for HA sx

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  • Altered mental status
  • Seizure
  • Fever
  • Neuro sx
  • Visual changes
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clinical red flags for HA meds

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  • anticoag/antiplatelet
  • Recent abx use
  • immunosupp
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clinical red flags of HA hx

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  • No prior HA
  • Change in HA quality, or worsening over wks/mo
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clinical red flags of HA associated conditions

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  • Pregnancy or post pregnancy status
  • SLE
  • Behcet’s disease
  • Vasculitis
  • Sarcoidosis
  • Cancer
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clinical red flags of HA PE findings

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  • Altered mental status
  • Fever
  • Neck stiffness
  • Papilledema
  • Focal neurologic signs
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what age group are considered high-risk pts?

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> 50 y/o with new/worsening HA, “thunderclap HA”

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CT noncontrast is useful for what other DDx?

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  1. hemorrhage
  2. subdural hematoma
  3. space-occupying lesion
  4. elevated ICP
  5. SAH
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MRI would be a good imaging choice for what DDx?

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cerebral venous thrombosis

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MR/CR angiography imaging would be a good choice for what other DDx?

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  • arterial dissection
  • small SAH
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lumbar puncture would be an important diagnostic work-up for what other DDx?

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  1. meningitis
  2. encephalitis
  3. SAH
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hemorrhagic causes of “thunderclap” HA

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  1. Intracranial hemorrhage
  2. “Sentinel” aneurysmal hemorrhage
  3. Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage
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vascular causes of “thunderclap HA”

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  1. Carotid or vertebrobasilar dissection
  2. Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS)
  3. Cerebral venous thrombosis
  4. Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES)
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other causes (besides hemorrhage and vascular) of “thunderclap HA”

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  1. Coital HA
  2. Valsalva-associated HA
  3. Spontaneous intracranial HoTN
  4. Acute hydrocephalus
  5. Pituitary apoplexy
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  1. bilateral/unilateral
  2. Constant/intermittent
  3. Worse upon awakening, valsalva, positional
  4. N/V
  5. Cancer dx, seizures, or mental status change = primary or metastatic brain lesion
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brain tumor

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  1. Hypercoagulable state - OCP, postpartum or periop status, clotting factor def., polycythemia
  2. Papilledema
  3. Neuro findings - wax and wane
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Cerebral venous thrombosis

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diagnostics of Cerebral venous thrombosis

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  1. LP - increased opening pressure
  2. DX: MR venography
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  1. ≥50 y/o
  2. new HA
  3. temporal artery abnormality - tender, nonpulsatile, or diminished pulse
  4. ESR ≥50
  5. abnormal bx

other: Fatigue, F, jaw claudication, vision changes

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temporal arteritis

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diagnostics temporal arteritis

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Labs - ESR/CRP
DX: temporal artery bx

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tx temporal arteritis

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  1. prednisone
  2. consult ophthalmologist or other specialist to arrange bx to confirm dx, f/u, and tx
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MCC benign HA

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migraine

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Pt with HA describes it as:
Gradual onset, lasting 4-72h
Unilateral, pulsating
Worsening by physical activity
N/V, photophobia, phonophobia
W/ or w/o aura

what is the dx

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migraine

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tx migraine

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  • DHE, sumatriptan, metoclopramide, chlorpromazine, or prochlorperazine
  • Dexamethasone IV - adjunctive to reduce migraine recurrence
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Idiopathic intracranial HTN aka Pseudotumor cerebri is MC in what demographic

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Obese women, 20-44 y/o

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* quick vision disturbances, back pain, pulsatile tinnitus * Permanent vision loss if left untreated
Idiopathic intracranial HTN
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DX criteria for Idiopathic intracranial HTN
1. Papilledema 1. nml neuro exam 1. increased LP opening pressure
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HA after a procedure involving dura (LP, epidural anesthesia)
Intracranial HoTN
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* HA worsens w/ upright position; Alleviated: lying down * N/V, hearing/vision changes
Intracranial HoTN
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tx Intracranial HoTN
* **acetazolamide** * **wt loss** *if obese* * **LP** for therapeutic to reduce pressure to **15-20 cm H2O** * consult neuro and/or ophthalmologist * _If d/t LP or epidural anesthesia_ - symptomatic; most effective **epidural blood patch** by anesthesiologist
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* Uncommon * Daily for wks, periods of remission that may last for wks-yrs * Severe, unilateral, localized (orbital, supraorbital, or temporal) * Lacrimation, nasal congestion, rhinorrhea, conjunctival injection, pacing in room
cluster HA
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tx cluster HA
* **high-flow oxygen** @ 12 L/min x 15 min via nonrebreathing face mask * _sumitriptan SQ_ for pain if unresolved
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SAH onset of sx assoc w/ activities that affects BP how?
elevate BP - sex, wt lifting, defection, coughing
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s/s SAH
* Loss of consciousness * seizure * diplopia * vomiting * photophobia * nuchal irritation * low-grade fever * altered mental status * +/- focal neuro findings - dependent on location of aneurysm
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major arteries and what region of brain it supplies
* Ophthalmic - Optic nerve and retain * Anterior cerebral - Frontal pole; Anteromedial cerebral cortex; Anterior corpus callosum * Middle Cerebral - Frontoparietal lobe; Anterotemporal lobe * Vertebral - brainstem * Posteroinferior cerebellar - Cerebellum * Basilar - Thalamus * Posterior cerebral - Auditory/vestibular structures * Medial temporal lobe - Visual occipital cortex
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SAH RF
1. Excessive alc 1. Polycystic kidney disease 1. FHx SAH 1. Marfan’s syndrome 1. Ehlers-Danlos syndrome 1. Drug use hx, chiropractors, BP elevating activities
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Stroke RF
1. Age 1. Comorbidities * Afib * HTN * DM * Smoking * Coronary atherosclerosis * Valvular replacement * Recent MI
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SAH PE
* Motor weakness * Sensory deficits * Cerebellar dysfunction * Other: meningismus, carotid bruits, signs of embolic disease, papilledema, preretinal hemorrhage
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diagnostics SAH
1. **CT noncontrast** - If done earlier = better dx! (< 6hrs) - If negative but SAH still suspected → **LP** = RBC or xanthochromia 2. Other tests - glucose, CBC, ECG, pulse ox, lytes, coags, cardiac enzymes, tox screen, blood alc, echo, carotid duplex scanning 3. High suspicion for other DDX → MRI, MR angiogram, CT angiogram
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DDX for SAH
1. Intracranial hemorrhage 1. Drug toxicity 1. Ischemic stroke 1. Meningitis 1. Encephalitis 1. Intracranial tumor 1. Venous sinus thrombosis 1. Primary HA syndromes
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tx SAH
* ABCs, IV access, glucose testing, cardiac monitoring and pulse ox (keep pulse ox >94%) * Once stabilized → noncontrast CT and labs, including coagulation studies. * BP control at a pt’s prehemorrhage BP or a MAP < 140 mm Hg if the baseline bp is unknown. * IV labetalol / nicardipine * Admit ICU in consultation with a neurosurgeon. * nimodipine PO - improvements by decreasing vasospasm * Seizure prophylaxis is controversial and should be discussed with the admitting specialist. * Reverse any coagulopathy with Vit K, FFP, and/or prothrombin concentrates.
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SAH risk of rebleeding is greatest in when?
the first 24 hrs
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indications for early neurosurgical consultation is appropriate for patients with SAH
1. evidence of increased ICP 1. location of bleeding 1. other conditions suggest that surgical intervention may be indicated.
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inflammation of membranes surrounding brain and spinal cord
Meningitis
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causes of Meningitis
1. bacterial 2. aseptic - Drug reactions, rheumatologic, nonbacterial infections (fungi, virus) - MC - enteroviruses & echoviruses
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meningitis triad
1) F, 2) Neck stiffness 3) altered mental status MC - HA + F
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* Fever * Meningeal signs - nuchal rigidity, Kernig’s, Brudzinski’s * Skin - petechiae, splinter hemorrhages these PE findings are for what dx?
Meningitis
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infection of brain parenchyma → inflammation within CNS
Encephalitis
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MCC viral infection of Encephalitis
HSV
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presentation of encephalitis
Same as meningitis + **Altered mental status, cognitive deficits, psychiatric sx, seizures**
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when to get CT before getting an LP for meningitis/encephalitis
1. altered mental status 1. new onset of seizures 1. Immunocomp 1. focal neuro signs 1. papilledema CI to LP - occult mass, signs of brain shift or herniation
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diagnostics for meningitis/encephalitis
1. **LP** - **CSF** - cell count & diff, protein & glucose lvls, gram staining, bacterial cx 2. CBC, glucose & lytes, BUN, Cr, blood cx 3. MRI
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when would additional work-up needed on CSF with meningitis/encephalitis
* immunocomp or specific CNS infections * Additional: HSV, enterovirus PCT, bacterial antigen, fungal
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MRI findings in medial temporal and inferior frontal lobes is indicative of
HSV
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tx meningitis
Empiric ASAP after LP/blood cx 1. 1st: Dexamethasone - >3 mo 1. < 50 y/o - ceftriaxone + vanc - Add Ampicillin - Listeria (>50 y/o, pregnant, alc, immunocomp)
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tx encephalitis
* Acyclovir * CMV - ganciclovir * Other viral causes - supportive
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Bacterial infection of brain parenchyma - central purulent cavity ringed by layer of granulation tissue and outer fibrous capsule
brain abscess
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* HA, neck stiffness, F, vomiting, confusion, changes in mental status * 1-8 wks
brain abscess Neurosurgeon consult for surgery
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diagnostics brain abscess
1. DX: **CT _WITH_ Contrast** = rings - Alt: MRI 1. **AVOID LP** 1. Blood cx, cx of other infection sites
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DDx brain abscess
1. Cerebrovascular disease 1. Meningitis 1. Brain neoplasm 1. Subacute cerebral hemorrhage 1. Focal brain infections - toxoplasmosis
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brain abscess penetrating trauma tx
cefotaxime/ceftriaxone + metronidazole +/- rifampin
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brain abscess post-neurosurgery tx
* vanc/linezolid + ceftrazidime +/- rifampin * Alt: meropenem, pip/taz, cefepime for ceftrazidime
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Pyogenic material in epidural space
Epidural abscess
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MCC of Epidural abscess
from hematogenous spread of bacteria from tissue, urine, or rsp
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epidural abscess MC spread to where?
thoracic and lumbar spine
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RF epidural abscess
1. immunocomp 1. IVDU 1. spinal surgery 1. recent procedures of LP or epidural anesthesia
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triad s/s of epidural abscess
**Back pain, F**, neuro sx *rare*
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1. Back pain, F, localized spinal tenderness 1. Spinal irritation w/ radicular pain, hyperreflexia, nuchal rigidity 1. fecal/urinary incontinence + focal neuro deficits 1. LE Motor paralysis 1. PE: midline spine tenderness, cauda equina syndrome (decreased rectal tone and perineal sensation)
epidural abscess
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diagnostics for epidural abscess
* CBC * ESR * CRP * Blood cx * **Gadolinium MRI preferred**, CT w/ myelography is ok
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tx epidural abscess
1. Consult spine surgeon 1. Debridement 1. Empiric - **vanc + ceftazidime/cefepime** - Add **gentamicin** if recent neurosurgery
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* Painless ischemic optic neuropathy * Women, >50 y/o, hx of polymyalgia rheumatica
Temporal Arteritis (Giant Cell Arteritis)
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s/s Temporal Arteritis (Giant Cell Arteritis)
1. Vision changes, HA, jaw claudication, scalp/temporal artery tenderness, fatigue, F, sore throat. URI sx, anorexia 1. Unilateral, BL possible 1. ⅓ - neuro events (TIA) 1. APD; fundoscopic exam - flame hemorrhage 1. CNVI palsy 1. Vision loss
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GCA - strong suspicion of TA or vision loss tx
Admit, methylprednisolone
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1. Facial pain in distribution of 5th CN - Paroxysms of severe pain - lasting seconds 2. Normal PE findings
trigeminal neuralgia presentation
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tx trigeminal neuralgia
Carbamazepine

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