RT Book, Section
A1 Naik, Pratiksha Desai
A1 Mollman, Matthew
A2 Stone, C. Keith
A2 Humphries, Roger L.
SR Print(0)
ID 1176287019
T1 Headache
T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Emergency Medicine, 8e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071840613
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1176287019
RD 2024/04/19
AB On  an  annual  basis,  headache  as  a  presenting  symptom  to  the  emergency  department  (ED)  accounts  for  about  2.2–4.5%  of  all  ED  visits.  Less  than  1%  of  these  patients  are  found  to  have  a  life-threatening  condition.  The  ability  to  quickly  differentiate  immediate,  life-threatening  etiologies  from  benign  headaches  relies  heavily  on  a  thorough  history  and  physical  examination.  Understanding  the  underlying  pathophysiology  of  headaches  will  also  aid  in  risk  stratifying  patients  who  present  with  the  complaint  of  headache.