Neurology

Question 1

Headaches red flags

Answer 1

New headache and over 50 yo
Thunderclap like presentation
Weakness/focal neurology
Headache post trauma
it gets worse with posture, coughing, sneezing, exertion, and straining/ worse in the morning
Scalp tenderness over the temporal artery, visual loss or changes, jaw claudication
Confusion
Neck stiffness +/- Rash/ fever
Pre-existing HIV, cancer
Risk factors for thrombosis

Question 2

Seizure red flags

Answer 2

focal neurology
Headaches--->  go to red flag headaches
vomiting
chest pain
systemic- infection (meningitis, encephalitis)
toxicology