Neurological history 1

 Neurological history 1

Written by Leya Bedar


Diagnosis:

Tension headache (band-like distribution of pain, tight and constricting, link to stress, responds to painkillers, stress)

Differential diagnosis:

Migraine (generalised pain, stress, responds to painkillers but less likely due to nature of pain and lack of aura, photophobia, or clear triggers)

Dehydration (dull headache but unlikely due to duration of symptoms, and features suggestive of primary headache disorder)

Psychosomatic symptoms of anxiety

Mark scheme for history taking can be found below

 

 

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