Non-febrile, non-traumatic headaches represent 1% of all paediatric emergency departments (PED) visits. Many patients present with an acute, moderate to severe pain, sometimes with a sudden onset. Sudden onset headache can be the main symptom of life-threatening neurological conditions as well as ...
Headaches were usually linked to menstrual cycle and usually well controlled by sumatriptan, diclofenac and propanolol (as preventative agent it reduced the frequency of headaches). She required diamorphine very rarely. She presented with a headache which she felt was "different" in nature. The ...
The present headache was different in intensity, onset, and location. There was no past medical history. Medications included naprosyn prn for headaches, and birth control pills. The patient neither smoked nor consumed alcohol; there was a family history of migraines in her mother. 展开 ...
What would be the most likely etiology of sudden onset exertional headaches in a 47-year-old patient who underwent aortic valve replacement (Carbomedics S500 valve) 4 months ago and in whom bleeding and aneurysm have been ruled out by MRA and CT? Michael Gladson, MD Response from Randolph W...
A 16-year-old girl presents to the emergency department with an acute-onset severe headache as well as nausea, vomiting, and intermittentdiplopia. She feelsdizzywhile walking and cannot walk independently. She also complains of blurred vision. This is her first physician's visit for the headache...
A 59-year-old woman experienced sudden onset of horizontal binocular diplopia and right-sided facial paresthesias. The patient was in her usual state of good health until one week before, when she began complaining of severe occipital headaches. The patient had a past medical history that was ...
A 54-year-old woman with known aortic valve stenosis and a history of a transitory ischemic attack presented with sudden-onset polyuria and polydipsia of up to eight 1/d, which had started acutely with headaches. She had been treated with lithium for 3 years because of cyclothymic depression...
Fevers and headaches had completed resolved.Conclusions: This case of SMART syndrome has the typical findings of sudden onset migraines and focal neurologic deficits in a patient who previously underwent brain radiation therapy. Our case was unique in that the patient had fevers of unknown origin; ...
The “fun ship” leaves port. On the third day out of port, several adult passengers experience sudden onset of nausea and abdominal cramps, followed by periods of watery diarrhea. Some of the affected passengers also experience vomiting, and most have headaches, myalgias, or abdominal pain. ...
Background: Sudden onset atraumatic neck pain is a common complaint, but few studies have investigated this condition. Objective: To determine the incidence of somatic dysfunction in patients with sudden onset atraumatic neck pain and to assess the immediate responses of the patients to osteopathic ma...