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Flashcards in Headache Red Flags Deck (6)
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1
Q

Sudden onset, severe “thunderclap” headache

A

Subarachnoid hemorrhage

2
Q

Headache onset with exercise

A

Ruptured aneurysm

3
Q

New headache onset after age 50

A

Temporal arteritis, intracranial mass

4
Q

Headache with fever, stiff neck, photophobia, systemic signs

A

Meningitis, encephalitis

5
Q

Headache with focal neurologic signs, symptoms, or papilledema

A

Tumor, subdural hematoma, epidural bleed

6
Q

Multiple people with similar new onset headache, i.e. family coworkers

A

Environmental exposure, CO poisoning.