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IHUMAN CASE FOR WEEK #9: 26- YEAR-OLD PATIENT:FREQUENT SEVERE HEADACHES IN
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IHUMAN CASE FOR WEEK #9: 26-YEAR-OLD PATIENT:FREQUENT
SEVERE HEADACHES IN
neck stiffness mechanism - <<<ANSWER>>>inflamed meninges press
on dura matter pain fibers from trigeminal nerve
how hypoventilation causes inc.ICP - <<<ANSWER>>>hypercapnia
causes vasodilaiton in head
how is cerebral aneurysm screened - <<<ANSWER>>>MR angiogram
CT w/ contrast angiogram
who need cerebral aneurysm screening - <<<ANSWER>>>who have 2
1st degree relatives got aneurysm rupture
aneurysm rupture can be warning by - <<<ANSWER>>>prior less
severe headache
, 2 main reasons of sudden death - <<<ANSWER>>>cardiac arrythmia
brain hemorrhage
headache differentials - <<<ANSWER>>>migraine
tension type
cluster
tension type headache mechanism - <<<ANSWER>>>muscle
contraction
trigger by stress
headaches not to miss - <<<ANSWER>>>subarachnoid hemorrhage
meningitis/encephalitis
subdural hematoma
tumor
giant cell arteritis
glaucoma
subarachnoid hemorrhage features - <<<ANSWER>>>warning
headache
sudden severe
reduced conscious
meningism
family history
causes of subarachnoid hemorrhage - <<<ANSWER>>>70% aneurysm
rupture
AV malformation and others
meningism - <<<ANSWER>>>Triad of nuchal rigidity (neck stiffness),
photophobia (intolerance of bright light) and headache
meningitis/encephalitis features - <<<ANSWER>>>fever
neck stiffness
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