Beware the patient with a headache in the accident and emergency department. Issue 1 (March 1989)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Fodden, D I; Peatfield, R C; Milsom, P L
• Is Part Of: Emergency medicine journal. Volume 6:Issue 1(1989)
• Page Start: 7
• Page End: 12
• Publication Date: 1989-03
• Subjects: Emergency medicine -- Periodicals; 616.02505
• DOI: 10.1136/emj.6.1.7
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1472-0205

Abstract

Abstract : We have reviewed the 130 patients presenting to an accident and emergency (A & E) department with a headache, followed up for 2 years. These are infrequent attenders but we have found that there is a high incidence of serious neurological pathology (16%) in this group of patients. We suggest that patients presenting to the A & E department with headache should be thoroughly examined and investigated and in the absence of a definite benign diagnosis should at least be admitted for a period of observation.