headache

Question 1

acute single episode (thunderclap)

Answer 1

• subarachnoid haemorrhage
• idiopathic intracranial hypotension
• cerebral vein thrombosis
• acute meningitis, encephalitis

Question 2

acute recurrent

Answer 2

• migraine
• tension type headache
• cluster heaache

Question 3

subacute progressive

Answer 3

• raised intracranial pressure (tumour, abscess, hydrocephalus, idiopathic intracranial hypertension)
• infections (meningitis, encephalitis)
• temporal arteritis

Question 4

chronic

Answer 4

• chronic daily headache syndrome
• chronic migraine
• medication overuse