Template:HA red flags

From WikEM
Jump to: navigation, search

Headache Red Flags

Features

  • Sudden onset or accelerating pattern
  • No similar headache in past
  • Age >50 yr or <5 yr
  • Occipitonuchal HA
  • Visual disturbances
  • Exertional or postcoital
  • Family history of SAH or cerebral aneurysm
  • Focal neurologic signs
  • Diastolic BP >120
  • Papilledema
  • Jaw claudication

Clinical Context

Headache in setting of: