After completing this course you’ll be able to:
| 1. | Describe the three types of headaches. |
| 2. | Discuss several aspects of history taking when diagnosing a headache. |
| 3. | Describe a physical workup when diagnosing a headache. |
| 4. | Compare the CT scan and magnetic resonance imaging. |
| 5. | Discuss other procedures and tests to diagnose headaches. |
| 6. | Define a “traction headache.” |
| 7. | Describe the types of headaches associated with tumors. |
| 8. | List symptoms associated with a hematoma. |
| 9. | Describe the symptoms of a subarachnoid hemorrhage. |
| 10. | Describe the causes and symptoms of a brain abscess. |
| 11. | Describe the causes and symptoms of infections. |
| 12. | Describe causes and symptoms of chronic and marked increases in intracranial pressure. |
| 13. | Define cranial arteritis and list the symptoms. |
| 14. | Describe the major neuralgias and their symptoms. |
| 15. | Discuss the causes of a migraine. |
| 16. | Compare the diagnostic and clinical features of a migraine. |
| 17. | List the various types of migraine. |
| 18. | Describe general treatment measures for a migraine, including the tyramine-restricted diet. |
| 19. | Describe the use of triptans. |
| 20. | Discuss the analgesics used for a migraine. |
| 21. | State the criteria for prophylactic therapy. |
| 22. | Discuss several medications used in prophylactic therapy. |
| 23. | Discuss the use of biofeedback in migraine treatment. |
| 24. | Define a cluster headache. |
| 25. | Discuss symptoms and occurence of cluster headaches. |
| 26. | Describe abortive therapy for cluster headaches. |
| 27. | Compare migraine and cluster headaches according to Table 5.1 |
| 28. | Describe prophylactic therapy for cluster headaches. |
| 29. | Describe the tension-type headache. |
| 30. | Discuss over the counter treatment for a tension-type headache. |
| 31. | List several prescription medications for tension-type headaches. |
| 32. | Describe the coexisting migraine and tension-type headache. |
| 33. | State the treatment for coexisting migraine and tension-type headache. |
| 34. | Discuss epidemiological studies of children with headaches. |
| 35. | Describe various causes of headaches and the symptoms. |
| 36. | Describe the migraine in children. |
| 37. | Describe the complicated migraine in children. |
| 38. | Discuss the chronic tension-type headache in adolescents. |
| 39. | Describe the various types of headache in the elderly. |
| 40. | Describe the various types of headaches in women. |
| 41. | Discuss treatment for the menstrual migraine. |
| 42. | Discuss the treatment for headaches during pregnancy and lactation. |
| 43. | Compare the acute headache and the chronic post-traumatic headache. |
| 44. | Discuss the research by Brenner in the 1940s on head injuries. |
| 45. | Define the “footballer’s migraine.” |
| 46. | Define dysautonomic cephalgia. |
| 47. | Discuss the incidence and types of headache in patients visiting the ED. |
| 48. | Discuss organic causes of a headache. |
| 49. | Define the “thunderclap” headache. |
| 50. | Describe the hypertensive headache. |