Headache in the Emergency Department : Avoiding Misdiagnosis of Dangerous Secondary Causes - 13/10/16
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There are a number of dangerous secondary causes of headaches that are life, limb, brain, or vision threatening that emergency physicians must consider in patients presenting with acute headache. Careful history and physical examination targeted at these important secondary causes of headache will help to avoid misdiagnosis in these patients. Patients with acute thunderclap headache have a differential diagnosis beyond subarachnoid hemorrhage. Considering the “context” of headache “PLUS” some other symptom or sign is one strategy to help focus the differential diagnosis.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Primary headache, Secondary headache, Thunderclap headache, Headache misdiagnosis
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Vol 34 - N° 4
P. 695-716 - novembre 2016 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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