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Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
and Differential Diagnosis ... Systemic N - Neurologic ... /Temple • Pain ... quickly, deep pain ... #causes #primary
Selected Differential Diagnosis of Eye Pain: Key Features and Management Options

Conjunctiva

 - Bacterial conjunctivitis

 - Viral
of Eye Pain: Key ... Other - Cluster headache ... - Optic neuritis ... #Ophthalmology ... #Eye #Ocular #Pain
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Autonomic symptoms ... Disorder of the eyes ... #ophthalmology ... #Neurology
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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- Differential Diagnosis ... • Examine both eyes ... • Neurologic ... symptoms suggest ... #Ophthalmology
Proptosis - Differential Diagnosis - Unilateral vs Bilateral
Unilateral:
 • Infections (can become bilateral with cavernous sinus
- Differential Diagnosis ... painEye redness ... Ophthalmoplegia • HeadacIae ... Unilateral #Bilateral #Causes ... #ophthalmology
Transient Monocular Vision loss - Differential Diagnosis
Ischemia	
 - Large artery disease (atherothrombosis, embolus, dissection).
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- Differential Diagnosis ... with migraine headaches ... changes in gaze/eye ... Ocular causes - ... #Ophthalmology
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
13 Dangerous Causes ... in vision, red eye ... dissection: unilateral pain ... thrombophilia, neurologic ... postpartum #Diagnosis
Stages of Migraine
 • Prodromal or Premonitory Phase (1-2 days): Fatigue, Yawning, Food cravings, Pallor, Nausea,
cravings, Pallor, Nausea ... Phase (4h-72h): Pain ... days/weeks): No symptoms ... Migraine #Stages #diagnosis ... #neurology #headache
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
wasting, radicular pain ... dysfunction, back pain ... • Papilledema, headache ... • Caused by immune ... #Tuberculosis #diagnosis
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
Manifestations • Optic ... /pain upon eye movement ... involvement: Intractable nausea ... Manifestations #diagnosis ... #neurology #symptoms