Characterising headache
Perhaps the most important aspect of headache care is accurately diagnosing your patient’s headache type.
Cranial neuralgias
The International Headache Society defines neuralgia as a pain in the distribution of a nerve or nerves, presumed to be due to dysfunction or injury of those neural structures.
Louis Queyrat
Louis Auguste Queyrat (1856-1933) was a French Dermatologist and syphilologist. Erythroplasia de Queyrat (carcinoma in situ of the glans)
Headache secondary to medical conditions (2)
Secondary headaches are, by definition, due to associated medical conditions. Let’s take a look at three severe conditions, often associated with headache
POCUS Made Easy: Lung
Lung Ultrasound Examination looks for pulmonary pathology including acute pulmonary oedema, pneumonia, pleural effusion, pleural abnormalities such as pneumothorax
CT Case 013
A 65yo man presents with progressive drowsiness and confusion with a 1-week duration of dull headache. A CT brain is performed
Headache secondary to medical conditions
Secondary headaches are, by definition, due to associated medical conditions. Let’s take a look at three severe conditions, often associated with headache
Thunderclap headache
Similar to primary thunderclap headaches, secondary thunderclap headaches are defined as sudden onset headaches that achieve maximal intensity within one minute.
Headache red flags
The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is often affected by intraarticular dysfunction which can lead to an abnormality in the way the teeth meet
POCUS Made Easy: Fascia Iliaca Block
Fascia Iliaca Nerve Block is a regional analgesia nerve block used predominantly for hip fractures and femoral shaft fractures. The below video explains how to perform this block under ultrasound guidance.
Medication overuse headache
The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is often affected by intraarticular dysfunction which can lead to an abnormality in the way the teeth meet
Musculoskeletal Pain and Headache
Sinus headaches can be defined as pain over the sinus region of the face, especially the maxillary area and the periorbital region. The pain can vary and might even be pulsatile in nature.