Objective.-To provide to emergency department (ED) physicians with guidelines for diagnosis of patients with nontraumatic headaches. Background.-Many patients present to an ED with the chief complaint of headache. Causes of nontraumatic headache include life-threatening illnesses, and distinguishing patients with such ominous headaches from those with a primary headache disorder can be challenging for the ED physician. Conclusion.-We present a consensus statement aimed to be a useful tool for ED doctors in making evidence-based diagnostic decisions in the management of adult patients with nontraumatic headache. Methods.-A multidisciplinary work performed an extensive review of the medical literature and applied the information obtained to commonly encountered scenarios in the ED.

Evidence-based diagnosis of nontraumatic headache in the emergency department: a consensus statement on four clinical scenarios / Cortelli, P; Cevoli, S; Nonino, F; Baronciani, D; Magrini, N; Re, G; DE BERTI, G; Manzoni, Gian Camillo; Vandelli, A.. - In: HEADACHE. - ISSN 0017-8748. - 44:(2004), pp. 587-595. [10.1111/j.1526-4610.2004.446007.x]

Evidence-based diagnosis of nontraumatic headache in the emergency department: a consensus statement on four clinical scenarios

MANZONI, Gian Camillo;
2004-01-01

Abstract

Objective.-To provide to emergency department (ED) physicians with guidelines for diagnosis of patients with nontraumatic headaches. Background.-Many patients present to an ED with the chief complaint of headache. Causes of nontraumatic headache include life-threatening illnesses, and distinguishing patients with such ominous headaches from those with a primary headache disorder can be challenging for the ED physician. Conclusion.-We present a consensus statement aimed to be a useful tool for ED doctors in making evidence-based diagnostic decisions in the management of adult patients with nontraumatic headache. Methods.-A multidisciplinary work performed an extensive review of the medical literature and applied the information obtained to commonly encountered scenarios in the ED.
2004
Evidence-based diagnosis of nontraumatic headache in the emergency department: a consensus statement on four clinical scenarios / Cortelli, P; Cevoli, S; Nonino, F; Baronciani, D; Magrini, N; Re, G; DE BERTI, G; Manzoni, Gian Camillo; Vandelli, A.. - In: HEADACHE. - ISSN 0017-8748. - 44:(2004), pp. 587-595. [10.1111/j.1526-4610.2004.446007.x]
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