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Causes of Headache - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary: Tension, Migraine, Cluster
Extracranial: Medications, Sinusitis, TMJ disorder, Cervicogenic, Glaucoma,
Causes of Headache ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Primary: Tension ... Cervicogenic, Glaucoma, Giant ... Hypertension, Stroke, Venous
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Primary and Secondary ... - Post-Trauma, Neck ... Pituitary Apoplexy, Venous ... Thrombosis, Giant ... differential #causes #primary
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure (JVP) Algorithm
Outward Wave / Peak
 • With Every Beat
Abnormal Jugular Venous ... Pressure (JVP) Algorithm ... Two Troughs - Giant ... Discordant with S1 - Y-Descent ... #JVP #Jugular #Venous
Giant A waves caused by pulmonary HTN. There are two clearly discernible descents (X and Y)
Giant A waves caused ... descents (X and Y) ... here that the giant ... you see in the venous ... #PHTN #JVP #Neck
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
Dangerous Causes of Headache ... - temporal (giant ... pain involving neck ... history - cerebral venous ... #Diagnosis #Headache
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
and CRP GCA (Giant ... 50 years • New headache ... Multinucleated giant ... with GCA or as primary ... Anti-GBM (10 - 40 Y
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
lesions • Anti-Ro/SSA ... the context of primary ... Joint pain • Swan neck ... PNS and CNS • Headache ... + (+) anti-Ro/SSA
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
Median age 50-70 y/ ... in the head and neck ... may present with headache ... EMP - head and neck ... except for the primary