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The management of headaches in the emergency department: critical issues.
Neurol Sci. 2006 Mar; 27 Suppl 1:S59-61.NS

Abstract

Typical cases of the most common kinds of headache can be diagnosed and treated by general practitioners (GPs). Non-traumatic patients with de novo acute sudden-onset disabling headaches as well as significant worsening of pre-existing headaches seek care at emergency departments (EDs) and represent a diagnostic challenge for the consultant neurologist, who is the specialist of reference for the entire diagnostic process. Explicit diagnostic criteria for the classification of headache disorders (ICHD-II) are fundamental for verifying the final diagnosis, but in the emergency setting diagnostic and therapeutic guidelines and recommendations, coupled with lists of diagnostic alarms and warnings, may further contribute to the preliminary identification of secondary headaches.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Bono G
Sez. Neurologia, Dip. Medicina Clinica e UCADH, Università degli Studi dell'Insubria--Varese, A.O. Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi, Viale Borri 57, I-21100 Varese, Italy. neurova@tin.it
Antonaci F
No affiliation info available
Mancioli A
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Guaschino E
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Minonzio G
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Mauri M
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MeSH

Emergency Service, HospitalHeadacheHumans

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Review

Language

eng

PubMed ID

16708189

Citation

Bono, G, et al. "The Management of Headaches in the Emergency Department: Critical Issues." Neurological Sciences : Official Journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology, vol. 27 Suppl 1, 2006, pp. S59-61.
Bono G, Antonaci F, Mancioli A, et al. The management of headaches in the emergency department: critical issues. Neurol Sci. 2006;27 Suppl 1:S59-61.
Bono, G., Antonaci, F., Mancioli, A., Guaschino, E., Minonzio, G., & Mauri, M. (2006). The management of headaches in the emergency department: critical issues. Neurological Sciences : Official Journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology, 27 Suppl 1, S59-61.
Bono G, et al. The Management of Headaches in the Emergency Department: Critical Issues. Neurol Sci. 2006;27 Suppl 1:S59-61. PubMed PMID: 16708189.
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TY - JOUR T1 - The management of headaches in the emergency department: critical issues. AU - Bono,G, AU - Antonaci,F, AU - Mancioli,A, AU - Guaschino,E, AU - Minonzio,G, AU - Mauri,M, PY - 2006/5/19/pubmed PY - 2006/7/20/medline PY - 2006/5/19/entrez SP - S59 EP - 61 JF - Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology JO - Neurol Sci VL - 27 Suppl 1 N2 - Typical cases of the most common kinds of headache can be diagnosed and treated by general practitioners (GPs). Non-traumatic patients with de novo acute sudden-onset disabling headaches as well as significant worsening of pre-existing headaches seek care at emergency departments (EDs) and represent a diagnostic challenge for the consultant neurologist, who is the specialist of reference for the entire diagnostic process. Explicit diagnostic criteria for the classification of headache disorders (ICHD-II) are fundamental for verifying the final diagnosis, but in the emergency setting diagnostic and therapeutic guidelines and recommendations, coupled with lists of diagnostic alarms and warnings, may further contribute to the preliminary identification of secondary headaches. SN - 1590-1874 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/16708189/The_management_of_headaches_in_the_emergency_department:_critical_issues_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -