HEADACHECommon presenting complaint. May be benign or need urgent assessment. Taking an accurate history is important. Main primary headaches (no identifiable underlying cause)
Main secondary headaches (underlying cause identified; generally not life-threatening) are related to:
Headaches: diagnosis and management of headaches in young people and adults. NICE CG150, 2012. Guideline and pathway. https://guidance.nice.org.uk/CG150 Management guidelines British Association for the Study of Headache (BASH) https://www.bash.org.uk/guidelines/ (Registration required) International Headache Society (IHS) classification (ICHD-II) https://ihs-classification.org/en/ Practice Nurse featured article Headache and migraine in young people and adults. Dr Knut Schroeder & Sara Richards The child with a headache Dr Mary Lowth MIGRAINEA syndrome characterised by periodic headaches - from a few a week, to a few within a lifetime, with complete resolution between attacks. A migraine episode/attack may comprise:
Diagnosis and management of headache in adults SIGN 107, 2008. https://www.sign.ac.uk/pdf/sign107.pdf HEADACHE Red Flags raising concern of serious pathology
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