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Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Red Flags and Differential ... Diagnosis Red ... Systemic N - Neurologic ... #diagnosis #differential ... secondary #management #neurology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... ) • Temporal arteritis ... #Differential # ... #neurology #PHANTOMS
Causes of Headache - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary: Tension, Migraine, Cluster
Extracranial: Medications, Sinusitis, TMJ disorder, Cervicogenic, Glaucoma,
Causes of Headache ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Glaucoma, Giant cell arteritis ... Toxoplasmosis Tumor
Headaches Overview - Primary vs Secondary Headaches

What’s the Core Difference?
 • Primary headache = headache is
) • Mass (tumor ... hydrocephalus) • Neurologic ... stiffness) • Brain tumor ... Secondary #Comparison #Neurology ... #Diagnosis
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
arteries - Temporal arteritis ... bleed, abscess, or tumor ... movement deficits (CN Ill ... symptoms #clues #differential ... #diagnosis
Anisocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Physiological - Simple Anisocoria ( <O.5mm)
 - Anisocoria equal
Pupillary Defects - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Fascicle (Other CN Ill ... • Trauma • Tumor ... adrenaline • Cluster Headache
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... Diagnosis = clinical ... Remember: Systemic sx will ... very remarkable w/differential ... claudication, headaches
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
Dangerous Causes of Headache ... thrombophilia, neurologic ... postpartum #Diagnosis ... #Headache #Killers ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Bacterial Meningitis - Differential ... Powassan, louping ill ... Symptoms: • Headache ... Meningitis: • Headache ... #diagnosis #neurology
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
Young females Differential ... Diagnosis: • CN ... Ill Palsy - ... trauma/orbital tumor ... #PhysicalExam #neurology