Abstract
Objective.-To provide to emergency department (ED) physicians with guidelines for diagnosis of patients with nontraumatic headaches. Background.-Many patients present to an ED with the chief complaint of headache. Causes of nontraumatic headache include life-threatening illnesses, and distinguishing patients with such ominous headaches from those with a primary headache disorder can be challenging for the ED physician. Conclusion.-We present a consensus statement aimed to be a useful tool for ED doctors in making evidence-based diagnostic decisions in the management of adult patients with nontraumatic headache. Methods.-A multidisciplinary work performed an extensive review of the medical literature and applied the information obtained to commonly encountered scenarios in the ED.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 587-595 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Headache |
Volume | 44 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2004 |
Keywords
- Cerebrospinal fluid
- Computed tomography
- Diagnosis
- Electroencephalography
- Emergencies
- Guidelines
- Spinal puncture
- Subarachnoid hemorrhage
- Temporal arteritis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology
- Neuroscience(all)