[Meaningful and useful assessment in headache].
Headache is very frequent and it has many different causes. It is caused by a severe organic disease only in a small number of patients. In most cases a clinical examination, with special emphasis on the history, is sufficient for a correct evaluation. Only in selected cases additional investigations are needed. Headaches which necessitate an urgent examination are rather infrequent. In most cases the natural course may be observed for a certain period of time without the risk of missing important therapeutic measures.
Klinik für Neurologie, Kantonsspital, St. Gallen.
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D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*