Approach to Headache. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • There is a very high prevalence of headache in both outpatient and inpatient settings, in the United States and worldwide, due to an abundance of possible causes. Having a practical and systematic approach to evaluating and treating headache is, therefore, key to making the correct diagnosis, or possibly overlapping diagnoses. Taking a thorough and methodical headache history is the mainstay for diagnosis of both primary and secondary headache disorders. Evaluation and workup should include a complete neurological examination, consideration of neuroimaging in specific limited situations, and serum or spinal fluid analysis if indicated. Adopting a diagnostic approach to headache ensures that cannot-miss, or potentially fatal, headache syndromes are not overlooked, while resource-intensive tests are performed only on an as-needed basis.

publication date

  • November 26, 2021

Research

keywords

  • Headache
  • Neuroimaging

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85120555078

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1055/s-0041-1726360

PubMed ID

  • 34826868

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 41

issue

  • 6