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- Diagnostic criteria for cluster headache - Nontraumatic headaches associated with underlying causes - Etiologies of thunderclap headache - Differential diagnosis of headache with fever; RELATED PATHWAYS. Headache: Initial evaluation…

aafp.org › pubs › acute-headache-adults

For emergent evaluations of headache, non-contrast computed tomography (CT) of the head is sensitive enough to exclude a new intracranial hemorrhage or mass effect. 28, 32 Patients presenting with ...

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Adjunctive treatment of acute migraine with oral prednisone was not beneficial for prevention of recurrent headache in a small trial . Given these data, we recommend adjunctive treatment with a…

aafp.org › pubs › p685

The patient who has an acute viral syndrome or an acute bacterial infection (e.g., sinusitis) often presents with acute headache in addition to disease-specific complaints.

3. JUNI 2020

mayoclinic.org › symptoms › sym-20050800

A secondary headache is a symptom of a disease that can activate the pain-sensitive nerves of the head. Any number of conditions — varying greatly in severity — may cause…

aafp.org › pubs › p419

Repeated headaches can induce central sensitization and transformation to chronic headaches that are intractable, are difficult to treat, and cause significant morbidity and costs. A complete ...

aafp.org › pubs › p243

Strategies to improve cost-effective migraine care include advising patients to use the medication early in the attack and using the stratified treatment approach. 2 Basing initial treatment on ...

27. JUNI 2016

americanmigrainefoundation.org › resource-library › intractable-headache

Intractable headache is “doctor speak” for that headache that just doesn’t seem to go away, no matter what you and your doctor do. The headache may be migraine or another…

medicalnewstoday.com › articles › 326091

Intractable migraine, also known as status migrainosus, is a severe migraine headache that lasts for longer than 72 hours. The defining characteristic of this type of migraine is its duration.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › 29033341

Abstract. Acute non-traumatic headaches with neurological deficits alarm emergency department (ED) physicians. Typically, a sudden headache with oculomotor nerve palsy involving a pupil indicates the possibility of a subarachnoid hemorrhage…

thejournalofheadacheandpain.biomedcentral.com › articles › 10.1186 › s10194-019-1040-x

The terms refractory headache and intractable headache have been used interchangeably to describe headache that is difficult to treat or fails to respond to standard headache treatments. The term “ intractable”…