Headaches in the accident and emergency department
Craig, J.J.; Patterson, V.H.
British Journal of Hospital Medicine 57(5): 202-206
1997
ISSN/ISBN: 0007-1064 PMID: 9176598 Document Number: 476334
Serious illness is not uncommon in patients attending accident and emergency departments with headache. Careful clinical assessment, focusing on characteristics of the headache, associated symptoms and certain examination findings, helps to identify those at risk, and permits the efficient management of everybody else.
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