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- Common Pitfalls in the Evaluation and Management of Headache
- Common Pitfalls in the Evaluation and Management of Headache
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Confusing one benign headache with another
- 2 Mistakingprimary headache for another condition
- 3 Missing dangerous causes of headache
- 4 Pitfallsin diagnostic testing: imaging and lumbar puncture
- 5 Pitfalls in diagnostic testing:blood, urine, and other tests
- 6 When historical or examination findings are missed or misinterpreted
- 7 Errorsin management of acute headache
- 8 Pitfallsin drug therapy to prevent headaches
- 9 Pitfallsin nonpharmacologic treatment of headache
- 10 Challengesand special situations in headache management
- 11 Medicolegalpitfallsin headache management
- Index
7 - Errorsin management of acute headache
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 April 2014
- Common Pitfalls in the Evaluation and Management of Headache
- Common Pitfalls in the Evaluation and Management of Headache
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Confusing one benign headache with another
- 2 Mistakingprimary headache for another condition
- 3 Missing dangerous causes of headache
- 4 Pitfallsin diagnostic testing: imaging and lumbar puncture
- 5 Pitfalls in diagnostic testing:blood, urine, and other tests
- 6 When historical or examination findings are missed or misinterpreted
- 7 Errorsin management of acute headache
- 8 Pitfallsin drug therapy to prevent headaches
- 9 Pitfallsin nonpharmacologic treatment of headache
- 10 Challengesand special situations in headache management
- 11 Medicolegalpitfallsin headache management
- Index
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- Common Pitfalls in the Evaluation and Management of HeadacheCase-Based Learning, pp. 100 - 118Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2014