Headache – Assessment (PG)

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1. Which red flag feature in a headache history may indicate a serious underlying cause? *
2. What is the most appropriate initial step in evaluating a new onset headache in an adult? *
3. Which symptom is most associated with raised intracranial pressure? *
4. Which of the following would most urgently warrant neuroimaging? *
5. What is a key feature of temporal arteritis-related headache? *
6. Which finding is most suggestive of a brain tumour as a headache cause? *
7. In cluster headache, the pain typically occurs: *
8. What feature differentiates migraine from other primary headaches? *
9. Which of the following is NOT a typical red flag in headache assessment? *
10. What examination finding might suggest meningitis? *
11. When is urgent CT head indicated? *
12. Which of these is a feature of subarachnoid haemorrhage? *
13. What feature may suggest benign intracranial hypertension? *
14. What cranial nerve palsy may suggest raised ICP or tumour? *
15. Which systemic condition may cause headache as a secondary symptom? *
16. Which is the 5th Cranial nerve (CN-V) *
17. What does the "A" represent in a DANISH assessment? *
18. When is ESR useful in headache evaluation? *
19. Which test helps confirm diagnosis of meningitis? *
20. Which feature requires referral for suspected space-occupying lesion? *