Headache resident survival guide
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];
Headache Resident Survival Guide Microchapters |
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Overview |
Causes |
FIRE |
Diagnosis |
Treatment |
Do's |
Don'ts |
Overview
A headache is pain or discomfort in the head, scalp, or neck.
Causes
Primary | Migraine | |
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Tension- type headache | ||
Cluster headache | ||
Secondary | Extracranial disorders | Carotid or vertebral artery dissection |
Temporomandibular joint dysfunction | ||
Glaucoma | ||
Sinusitis | ||
Intracranial disorders | Brain space occupying lesion | |
Chiari Type 1 malformation | ||
CSF leak with low pressure headache | ||
Hemorrhage | ||
Meningitis | ||
Vascular malformations | ||
Venous sinus thrombosis | ||
Systemic disorders | Acute severe hypertension | |
Pheochromocytoma | ||
Fever | ||
Vasculitis | ||
Viral infections | ||
Hypercapnia | ||
Drugs | Analgesic overdose | |
Proton pump inhibitors | ||
Caffeine withdrawl | ||
Hormones (estrogen) | ||
Toxins | Carbonmonoxide | |
Nitrates |
Life-threatening causes: Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.
- Brain abscess
- Cerebral aneurysm
- Encephalitis
- Hydrocephalus
- Hypertensive encephalopathy
- Increased intracranial pressure
- Intracerebral hemorrhage
- Meningitis
- Subarachnoid hemorrhage
- Subdural hemorrhage
FIRE
Diagnosis
{{{ Emergent(Immediate action):Thunderclap onset,Fever and meningismus,Acute glaucoma,Papilledema,focal sign Urgent (within hours to days):Papilledema without focal sign,Temporal arteritis}}} | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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