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Pharmacotherapy for Migraine Prophylaxis 

Who is indicated for migraine prophylaxis? Patients who experience more than 3
than 3 migraine headaches ... or at least 8 headache ... severe debilitating headaches ... treatment, or those ... #Pharmacology #Management
Acute Treatment of Migraine

- BWH Medicine Chiefs @BrighamChiefs

#Migraine #Treatment #management #neurology #headache #medications
Acute Treatment ... #Migraine #Treatment ... #management #neurology ... #headache #medications
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
and Secondary Headaches ... P - Previous Headache ... change Migraine Headache ... visuals) Tension Headache ... days Cluster Headache
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
Photophobia and Headache ... - Differential ... photophobia and headache ... Primary headaches ... : - Acute angle-closure
Causes of Secondary Headaches (without Red Flag Symptoms) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute
 • Sinusitis
 • Dental
Causes of Secondary Headaches ... Brain Injury • Acute ... Analgesic Induced Headache ... #Secondary #Headaches ... #Neurology #Differential
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
 •
Approach to Headaches ... - Differential ... thunderclap) of worst headache ... arteritis • Acute ... MatthewHoMD #Headache
Migraine Prevention and Prophylaxis
Who to Consider: 
 • ≥ 4 significant headaches or migraine attacks/month
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4 significant headaches ... /month • ≥ 8 headache ... Medication-overuse headaches ... Contraindications to acute ... #headache #management
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
characterized by: • Headache ... mental status • Headache ... Reversible course Differential ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Selected Differential Diagnosis of Eye Pain: Key Features and Management Options

Conjunctiva

 - Bacterial conjunctivitis

 - Viral
Selected Differential ... Key Features and Management ... chambers - Acute ... Other - Cluster headache ... #Ocular #Pain #Differential
Triptan Selection - Migraine Management
Choosing triptans:
 • Reponse to given triptan do not predict to others
Selection - Migraine Management ... medication-overuse headache ... Triptans #Migraine #Management ... #treatment #neurology ... pharmacology #selection #headache