[Clinical diagnostics of headaches].
In patients suffering from headaches, diagnosis is a common dilemma in general practice. Patients mostly present with chronic headaches which have already been identified and consult their physician for headache management rather than for identification. However, acute headaches or recent-onset headaches are sometimes observed; in that case, an examination is required to screen for a potential curable cause. The examination of headache patients consists first and foremost of an exhaustive, semi-structured history taking, which will enable the physician to characterize the headaches in terms of symptomatology and most of the times to determine the etiology. If a doubt persists, further examinations should be performed following history taking and physical examination.
Géraud
Gilles
G
Pôle des neurosciences, CHU Toulouse, hôpital de Rangueil, TSA 50032, 31059 Toulouse. geraud.g@chu-toulouse.fr
D006261:Headache / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires