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Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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Approach to Headaches ... lyme • Altered mental ... arteritis • Acute angle ... MatthewHoMD #Headache ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #neurology
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
poisoning • Mental ... pressure, acute-angle ... pressure - Acute angle ... pupils - Acute angle ... vasoconstriction syndrome, central
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
Photophobia and Headache ... photophobia and headache ... Primary headaches ... : - Acute angle-closure ... ophthalmology #Neurology
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Peripheral and Central ... CENTRAL VERTIGO ... with significant neurologic ... usually between ages ... #Peripheral #Central
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Bone Fracture Central ... Dysfunction - Imbalance, neurologic ... Cerebellopontine Angle ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Neurology
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
Dangerous Causes of Headache ... work) - acute angle ... thrombophilia, neurologic ... therapy - ENT/dental ... #Diagnosis #Headache
Headache Syndromes 
Sudden onset of pain - "Thunder clap" with any decreased mentation, any positive focal
Headache Syndromes ... syndrome "Worst headache ... Sinus pressure or dental ... arteritis or acute angle ... closure glaucoma #Headache
Causes of Secondary Headaches (without Red Flag Symptoms) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute
 • Sinusitis
 • Dental
Causes of Secondary Headaches ... Sinusitis • Dental ... Analgesic Induced Headache ... #Secondary #Headaches ... #Neurology #Differential
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Diagnosis
Clinical Features:
 • Altered mental status (Either lethargy, confusion, or
Features: • Altered mental ... Generalized > focal) • Headache ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Neurology
Transient Monocular Vision loss - Differential Diagnosis
Ischemia	
 - Large artery disease (atherothrombosis, embolus, dissection).
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with migraine headaches ... intraocular pressure (angle ... floaters obscuring central