Headache

Question 1

what are is the cause of a thunderclap headache?

Answer 1

subarachnoid haemorrhage

Question 2

what is a behavioural sign of a migrain?

Answer 2

lying down in a dark room

Question 3

Name some primary headache syndromes

Answer 3

1) Migraine
2) tension headache
3) Cluster headache

Question 4

Name some secondary headache syndromes

Answer 4

1) Subarachnoid haemorrhage
2) stroke
3) Meningoencephalitis
4) Intracranial venous thrombosis
4) giant cell ateritis

Question 5

What are the signs and symptoms of temporal arteritis?

Answer 5

1) weight loss
2) Myalgia
3) Transcient loss of vision
4) Jaw claudication

Question 6

how is headache in temporal artetitis managed?

Answer 6

• high does steroids

Question 7

what is a typical prodrome of a migraine?

Answer 7

fatigue or changes in mood

Question 8

What are trigeminal autonomic cephalgias?

Answer 8

Trigeminal autonomic cephalalgia (TAC) is the name for a type of primary headache that occurs with pain on one side of the head in the trigeminal nerve area and symptoms in autonomic systems on the same side, such as eye watering and redness or drooping eyelids.

Question 9

What is Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension?

Answer 9

idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension is characterized by increased intracranial pressure in the absence of a tumor or other diseases. The main symptoms are stroke-like headache, nausea, and vomiting, as well as pulsatile tinnitus, double vision

Question 10

What are the red flag symptoms of headaches?

Answer 10

• Cognitive effects
• Siezure
• fever
• visual disturbance
• vomiting
• weight loss