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SNOOP mnemonic may catch potentially life-threatening headaches
Systemic signs and disorders
Neurologic symptoms
Onset new or changed & patient
Systemic signs ... and disorders Neurologic ... symptoms Onset ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #dangerous #neurology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... and signs (e.g. ... ) • Temporal arteritis ... #Algorithm #neurology
SNOOP Mnemonic for Headache Red Flags 🚩

S	Systemic symptoms or disease - Fever, weight loss, HIV/cancer
N	Neurologic symptoms
S Systemic symptoms ... or disease - Fever ... HIV/cancer N Neurologic ... symptoms - Altered ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Clinical findings and Complications
Signs/Symptoms: 
 - Headache (usually constant, superimposed by waves
Cell (Temporal) Arteritis ... Complications Signs ... Headache (usually ... - Vision loss (mono ... #Symptoms #diagnosis
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
fatigable episodes; more ... More likely with ... signs or symptoms ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Lyme Disease: Early and Late Clinical manifestations
Stage 1. Localized
 • EM appears 7-14 days at the
Lyme Disease: Early ... myalgia, arthralgia, headache ... years after • Arthritis ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Lesions (75% or more ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... (headache and diplopia ... plus at least two more ... #management #signs
Headaches Overview - Primary vs Secondary Headaches

What’s the Core Difference?
 • Primary headache = headache is
disease itself ... symptom of something ... N Neurological signs ... Primary #Secondary #Comparison ... #Neurology #Diagnosis
Migraine with Aura
Diagnostic Criteria (ICHD-3):
A) At least 2 attacks fulfilling criteria B and C:
B) One or
Migraine with Aura Diagnostic ... C: B) One or more ... 60 minutes, by headache ... #criteria #neurology ... #headache #ICHD3
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Autonomic symptoms ... meningeal irritation signs ... #differential #diagnosis ... ophthalmology #Neurology