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Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
Signs and Symptoms ... • Increased intraocular ... pupil with third nerve ... various types • Extraocular ... #signs #symptoms
Enlarged optic nerve sheath diameter and crescent sign in 30 yo female patient reporting 3 months
Enlarged optic nerve ... diameter and crescent sign ... reporting 3 months of headaches ... Hypertension #Ocular #POCUS ... Ultrasound #crescent #sign
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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Approach to Headaches ... • Meningeal signs ... Systemic symptoms and signs ... AACG) • Benign intracranial ... MatthewHoMD #Headache
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
Photophobia and Headache ... photophobia and headache ... Primary headaches ... meningeal irritation signs ... the trigeminal nerve
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
Dangerous Causes of Headache ... - increased intracranial ... thrombophilia, neurologic signs ... - idiopathic intracranial ... #Diagnosis #Headache
Growth Hormone Excess - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Acromegaly and gigantism share the same pathophysiology
Increased intracranial ... Pressure: • Headache ... Overproduction #diagnosis #signs
Papilledema on Ocular POCUS

This 27yo female presents with an intractable headache. Which of the following do
Papilledema on Ocular POCUS ... an intractable headache ... with Idiopathic Intracranial ... ultrasound demonstrated signs ... of increased intracranial
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes of Headache ... usual or customary headache ... environment Increased intracranial ... previous benign intracranial ... #redflags #signs
Papilledema on Ocular POCUS

Eye, linear probe, optic nerve (ON) elevation >0.6 mm into globe (crescent sign)
Papilledema on Ocular POCUS ... linear probe, optic nerve ... globe (crescent sign ... Suggestive of raised intracranial ... Papilledema #Ocular #POCUS
Orbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Definitions:
a. Chemosis: Edema of the bulbar conjunctiva
b. Panopthalmitis: inflammation of all
eye including intraocular ... - Impinges on nerves ... ophthalmology #diagnosis #signs