Approach to Headache
| Autor: | Joseph Safdieh, Sarah M. Bobker |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
Neurologic Examination
medicine.medical_specialty High prevalence medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Headache Neuroimaging Neurological examination Review article Diagnosis Differential Neurology Secondary Headache Disorders Prevalence medicine Humans Neurology (clinical) Medical diagnosis Intensive care medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Seminars in Neurology. 41:633-643 |
| ISSN: | 1098-9021 0271-8235 |
| DOI: | 10.1055/s-0041-1726360 |
| Popis: | There is a very high prevalence of headache in both outpatient and inpatient settings, in the United States and worldwide, due to an abundance of possible causes. Having a practical and systematic approach to evaluating and treating headache is, therefore, key to making the correct diagnosis, or possibly overlapping diagnoses. Taking a thorough and methodical headache history is the mainstay for diagnosis of both primary and secondary headache disorders. Evaluation and workup should include a complete neurological examination, consideration of neuroimaging in specific limited situations, and serum or spinal fluid analysis if indicated. Adopting a diagnostic approach to headache ensures that cannot-miss, or potentially fatal, headache syndromes are not overlooked, while resource-intensive tests are performed only on an as-needed basis. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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