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Acute severe headache โ FY quick guide โ ๏ธ ๐ง
โ ๏ธ ๐ง Acute severe headache
TIME-SENSITIVE โ assess severity and escalate if deteriorating.
๐ Recognise
Distinguish thunderclap, fever/meningism, focal deficit, visual loss, pregnancy and immunosuppression.
๐ First actions
Analgesia after assessment, neurology/ED senior input for red flags and urgent imaging when needed.
๐งช Investigate / reassess
Consider SAH, meningitis, cerebral venous thrombosis and temporal arteritis.
โ ๏ธ Escalation / pitfalls
First or worst headache needs deliberate secondary-cause assessment.
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