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Diagnosis and investigation of headache
1Neurology Department, Austin & Repatriation Medical Centre, Heidelberg, Vic.
Australian Family Physician
|July 29, 1998
Abstract
Background:
Headache is one of the commonest medical complaints. It is usually benign but may be the first presentation of serious disease.
Objective:
This article reviews the symptoms and signs that suggest the diagnosis of the common headaches and discusses which headache presentations require investigation.
Discussion:
An accurate clinical history is the key to diagnosing the cause of a headache. A new headache of acute onset or progressing over days to weeks or associated with abnormal neurological signs requires investigation.