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Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Red Flags and Differential ... Systemic N - Neurologic ... Thrombosis, Giant Cell Arteritis ... Hypoglycemia Anatomy - Acute ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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- Differential ... Space-occupying brain lesion ... ) • Temporal arteritis ... • Acute angle ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #neurology
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
at home or at work ... ) - acute angle ... temporal (giant cell) arteritis ... thrombophilia, neurologic ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Weakness - Differential ... Impairment: • Acute ... dystrophies Work ... EMG) studies • MRI ... #Diagnosis #neurology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... 50 years • New headache ... affects the skin, neurologic ... Progressive symptoms of headache ... oligoclonal bands • MRI
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
characterized by: • Headache ... mental status • Headache ... may precede the neurologic ... Reversible course Differential ... syndrome, ADEM, Acute
Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Pachymeningitis is a rare condition that causes areas of a layer
Pachymeningitis - Differential ... changes, headaches ... • Rheumatoid arthritis ... of patients MRI ... Pachymeningitis #HP #Neurology