Causes of Headache - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary: Tension, Migraine, Cluster
Extracranial: Medications, Sinusitis, TMJ disorder, Cervicogenic, Glaucoma, Giant cell arteritis
Vascular: Hypertension, Stroke, Venous trrombosis, Dissection, Aneurysm, Hemorrhage, Vasculitis, PRES, Moyamoya
Infectious: Meningitis, Encephalitis, Abscess, Septic emboli, Toxoplasmosis
Tumor: Primary, Metastatic disease
CSF: Hydrocephalus, Pseudotumor Cerebri, Low CSF
Other: Trigeminal neuralgia, Post-traumatic
by Lauren Banaszak, MD @LaurenBzak via @uw_IMresidency
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