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Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... conditions: • Stroke ... thrombosis • Hemorrhage ... arteritis • Acute angle ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Headache - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary: Tension, Migraine, Cluster
Extracranial: Medications, Sinusitis, TMJ disorder, Cervicogenic, Glaucoma,
Causes of Headache ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hypertension, Stroke ... Dissection, Aneurysm, Hemorrhage ... #algorithm
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
tentorial herniation, stroke ... • Severe nausea ... lesions, subhyaloid hemorrhage ... sensory deficit - Stroke ... acute cerebellar hemorrhage
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Causes of Mydriasis:
Dilated pupils (mydriasis) more than 7mm
 • Unilateral
Diagnosis Framework Causes ... Comatose), Acute angle ... pupil, Migraine Headache ... Nicotine, Heat Stroke ... Neuro: Pontine hemorrhage
Causes of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Vessel Disease
 • Aneurysm
 • Vascular Malformation
Other
 • Bleeding
Causes of Subarachnoid ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Malformation Other • Bleeding ... #SAH #Stroke #CVA ... #Causes
Causes of Intracerebral Hemorrhage (ICH) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension:
 • Essential Hypertension (Aneurysm)
 • Drugs (Cocaine,
Causes of Intracerebral ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Trauma • Bleeding ... #ICH #Stroke #CVA ... #Causes
Essential Thrombocythemia (ET)
ET is a chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm. Most cases are related to mutations that affect
Most cases are related ... Vasomotor" symptoms — Headache ... MI, stroke, DVT/ ... pregnancy loss) • Hemorrhage ... • Treatment algorithms