headache - DocNeuro https://docneuro.com/tag/headache/ Up-to-date concepts in neurology Fri, 15 Mar 2013 21:31:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 Headache https://docneuro.com/headache/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=headache Fri, 15 Mar 2013 21:31:31 +0000 https://docneuro.jz7sunfr-liquidwebsites.com/headache/ Headaches may accompany a variety of conditions of the head or neck. Acute—acute onset headache different in character from previous headaches is a medical emergency. Differential contains elements that must all be addressed in a prompt, appropriate manner. Vascular bleed (brain aneurysm)—presents with an acute, severe headache, a stiff neck, but no fever. Sometimes, patient […]

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]]> Venous Sinus Thrombosis https://docneuro.com/venous-sinus-thrombosis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=venous-sinus-thrombosis Tue, 19 Feb 2013 22:13:39 +0000 https://docneuro.jz7sunfr-liquidwebsites.com/venous-sinus-thrombosis/ The dural venous sinuses are responsible for draining blood and CSF from the brain. They include the superior and inferior sagittal sinus, straight, transverse, sigmoid and cavernous sinuses. Venous sinus thrombosis can be a life-threatening disease with allusive symptoms. Patient’s typically complain of headache with or without focal neurologic deficits. Diagnosis: Dural venous sinus thrombosis […]

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]]> Abortive Therapy for Migraine Headaches https://docneuro.com/abortive-therapy-for-migraine-headaches/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=abortive-therapy-for-migraine-headaches Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:43:18 +0000 https://docneuro.jz7sunfr-liquidwebsites.com/abortive-therapy-for-migraine-headaches/ Patients presenting with migraine headaches in the acute outpatient setting is common, and there are a variety of abortive therapies that can be tried.    General principles of abortive therapy for migraines Severity of headaches will dictate which therapy will be most effective. Abortive therapy is likely to be most effective if given early in […]

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]]> Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome https://docneuro.com/tolosa-hunt-syndrome/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tolosa-hunt-syndrome Wed, 03 Oct 2012 20:23:18 +0000 https://docneuro.jz7sunfr-liquidwebsites.com/tolosa-hunt-syndrome/ Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome is a neuro-ophthalmologic diagnosis of exclusion that presents clinically as painful ophthalmoplegia with the ocular motor neuron palsies ipsilateral to the pain. Presentation and Pathophysiology of Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome The etiology of this syndrome is thought to be retro-orbital granulomatous inflammation. Because the three cranial nerves involved in eye movements (oculomotor nerve, trochlear nerve, […]

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