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SNOOP mnemonic may catch potentially life-threatening headaches
Systemic signs and disorders
Neurologic symptoms
Onset new or changed & patient
life-threatening headaches ... Systemic signs ... symptoms Onset ... SNOOP #mnemonic #headaches ... Differential #Diagnosis #headache
Causes of Primary Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unilateral
 • Migraine (Throbbing/Pulsating)
Bilateral
 • Tension/Stress Headache (Tightening, Band-Like,
Causes of Primary Headaches ... Tension/Stress Headache ... • Cluster Headache ... Primary Cough Headache ... #Neurology #Differential
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
 •
Approach to Headaches ... thunderclap) of worst headache ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... MatthewHoMD #Headache ... #neurology #PHANTOMS
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
Photophobia and Headache ... photophobia and headache ... - Autonomic symptoms ... meningeal irritation signs ... ophthalmology #Neurology
Approach to Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Red Flags (SNOOPY)
S: Systemic Symptoms
N: Neuro Symptoms
O: Onset - Sudden
O:
Approach to Headache ... 50 yo P: Prior Headache ... NUIM_Chiefs #Headache ... Differential #Diagnosis #algorithm ... #neurology
Causes of Secondary Headaches (without Red Flag Symptoms) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute
 • Sinusitis
 • Dental
Causes of Secondary Headaches ... without Red Flag Symptoms ... Analgesic Induced Headache ... #Secondary #Headaches ... #Neurology #Differential
Headaches Overview - Primary vs Secondary Headaches

What’s the Core Difference?
 • Primary headache = headache is
symptom of something ... hydrocephalus) • Neurologic ... N Neurological signs ... confusion, focal signs ... Secondary #Comparison #Neurology
SNOOP Mnemonic for Headache Red Flags 🚩

S	Systemic symptoms or disease - Fever, weight loss, HIV/cancer
N	Neurologic symptoms
SNOOP Mnemonic for Headache ... S Systemic symptoms ... symptoms - Altered ... change from prior headache ... Acronym #RedFlags #Headache
Causes of Primary and Secondary (without Red Flags) Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

#Primary #Secondary #Headaches #Neurology
without Red Flags) Headaches ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Primary #Secondary #Headaches ... #Neurology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
occur during the headache ... 24% always had headache ... vertigo and 67% had headache ... occur during the headache-free ... signs or symptoms