Headache
Neurology · NeuP2
This topic appears in the RCEM clinical syllabus. Start with a relevant resource below, then use a case or practice activity to test what you have learned.
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Ep 243 – The Subarachnoid Haemorrhage in Emergency Department (SHED) Study
Explore investigation of acute severe headache and uncertainty after CT.
Discuss
Headache: the history that changes the plan
Use onset and associated symptoms to discuss investigation of sudden headache and urgent care for possible giant cell arteritis.
Assessing a new or changed headache
Use a thunderclap case and suspected giant cell arteritis to practise focused history, escalation and honest test interpretation.
Apply it in practice
Choose one thing to try on your next suitable shift, within your role and level of supervision. Discuss what happened and what you would change.
More mapped resources
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JC: Magnesium for Acute Headache: Maybe, but perhaps not for all..
Are CT scanners getting more sensitive at detecting Subarachnoid haemorrhage?
Post-vaccine headache in the Emergency Department: what you need to know. St Emlyn's
JC: Haloperidol for Headaches. St Emlyn's
JC: Trends in CT/MRI for Atraumatic Headache in the US
NICE on headaches