3BDS: Neurology 4

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Created on: 22-01-21 17:54

what are some red flags for headaches

Severity, sudden onset, features of raised intracranial pressure (worse on positional change/strain/coughing, present on walking, nausea+ vomiting), focal neurology, visual changes, impaired consciousness/confusion, meningism- neck stiffness, fever, rash,

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What are the causes of primary headache disorders

tension headache, migraine, cluster headaches, medication overuse headaches, trigeminal neuralgia

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what are secondary headache disorders

- Head injury
- CNS Tumour
- CNS infection (meningitis, etc)

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what is bacterial meningitis and what bacteria causes it

Bacterial meningitis (lining of the brain inflammation)
 Neisseria meningitidis infection (infants, adolescents, young adults, contact spread)
 Streptococcus pneumoniae infection (babies, elderly)
 Haemophilus influenzae infection (babies, infants)

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what are the clinical features of meningeal irritation

1. Photophobia
2. Neck stiffness
3. Headache/ neckache

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what is encephalitis

Inflammation of brain parenchyma (whole of the brain)
Viral infection (Herpes simplex, varicella zoster, others)
Associated features: impaired consciousness, headache, change in personality, meningism

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what is a cerebral abscess

Raised intracranial pressure- headache (may be worse in morning), nausea and vomiting
Sepsis symptoms
Focal neurology

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what is giant cell arteritis
what are the clinical features and what is the importance

Inflammatory condition, affecting the arteries in the temple
Clinical features:
Headache/scalp tenderness/loss of temporal artery pulse
Jaw claudication
Shoulder+ pelvic girdle pain and stiffness

Importance
Risk of blindness, refer to GP

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what is glaucoma and what are the clinical features

Eye problem. Pressure within the eye is raised

Clinical features:
Constant ache around one eye, reduced vision, nausea and vomiting, red/congested eye with dilated nonreactive, cornea may be cloudy

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What are the causes of primary headache disorders

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tension headache, migraine, cluster headaches, medication overuse headaches, trigeminal neuralgia

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what are secondary headache disorders

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what is bacterial meningitis and what bacteria causes it

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