neurology
Headache Assessment
Red flag headache identification and management of common headache disorders
Source: BASH / NICE NG12
Used in: Headache & Migraine
Step 1 of ~8
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Headache Assessment
Screen for red flags before classifying as primary headache disorder. SNOOP4: Systemic symptoms, Neurological signs, Onset sudden, Older (>50 new onset), Pattern change, Postural, Papilloedema, Precipitated by Valsalva.
Related
Curated clinical cross-links plus same-class fallbacks.
Drugs
- Insulin (IV Infusion — ICU Glucose Control) · Insulin — ICU Glucose Management
- Sodium Chloride 3% (Hypertonic Saline) · Hypertonic Electrolyte Solution — ICP/Hyponatraemia Management
- Bendroflumethiazide · Thiazide Diuretic
- Tetrabenazine · VMAT2 Inhibitor — Hyperkinetic Movement Disorders
- Nusinersen · Rare Neurological Disorders
- Daridorexant · Sleep Disorders
Pathways
- Acute Stroke / TIA Assessment · NICE NG128; RCP Stroke Guidelines 2023
- Status Epilepticus (Adults) · NICE CG137; ESEM guidelines; RCP Neurology Guidelines
- Suspected Subarachnoid Haemorrhage · NICE NG228; RCEM 2023; AHA/ASA 2023
- Adult Head Injury · NICE NG232 (2023)
- Bell's Palsy / Facial Nerve Palsy · ENT UK 2017; AAN
- Vertigo Workup · ENT UK; NICE CKS
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