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Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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- Differential ... • Meningeal signs ... Systemic symptoms and signs ... Space-occupying brain ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #neurology
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
- Differential ... : • Traumatic brain ... meningeal irritation signs ... #differential # ... ophthalmology #Neurology
Headaches Overview - Primary vs Secondary Headaches

What’s the Core Difference?
 • Primary headache = headache is
tears, same time daily ... hydrocephalus) • Neurologic ... stiffness) • Brain ... N Neurological signs ... confusion, focal signs
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
Dangerous Causes of Headache ... thrombophilia, neurologic ... signs/symptoms ... Fatal #Dangerous #Deadly ... #Differential
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Distinguish early ... hyperthermia crisis (late sign ... Phaeochromocytoma Neurologic ... • Traumatic brain ... #Hyperthermia #Differential
Cryptococcal meningitis on T2 MRI
30 M from sub-Saharan Africa presents w/ progressive Headache x1 mo, +neck
w/ progressive Headache ... organism (soap bubble sign ... amphotericin: Severe AKI ... decreased by 70% Early ... meningitis #T2 #MRI #Brain