Chief Headache Case Study

Pt c/o 7/10 tension headache with light sensitivity x 1 week and half. He states that his headaches originates in the back of his head and neck. He denies SOB, n/v, facial dropping, numbness or tingling, or sensitivity to nose. Tried to offer pt the next available and home care advice. Pt refused to listen. Pt states that he is going to the ER. Informed Cpt Lam the pt

Migraine headaches. At this point, I am going to have her try Imitrex with her next headache. She is going to start with 50 mg, one p.o. at the onset of her headache, may repeat in two hours, #15 with one refill. She is going to monitor for triggers and try to avoid those if possible. We did review the side effects of the Imitrex and she is aware of what to be watching for. She will let me know if that does not seem to be working. We did talk about increasing that to a full 100 mg dose, if she finds the 50 mg dose is not working.

Chronic headaches can make your life miserable. However, you should consider that your headaches may not actually be in your head at all. Some are actually referred pain from problems in your neck, spine, or shoulders. If that's the case with you, a chiropractor may be able to help. Here's how.

CHIEF COMPLAINT (CC): Patient complains of a history of chronic headaches with acute onset of double vision and right eyelid droopiness beginning 3 days ago.

from cluster headaches. All the patients were people who did not respond or could not tolerate existing treatments.

The human of all age suffers migraine, but it extremely hits women age of 15 and 55.

Patient is a 33-year-old Latin American female who states that she started having milder "normal" headaches at age six or seven years old. Menarche was at age 13, but that did not change the quality or frequency of her headaches. She was pregnant twice without any change in the headaches during pregnancy and in the postpartum periods. She has never been on birth control pills. Her headaches started to become menstrual related three to four months ago. Prior to that, her headaches were mild and maybe once a month and not associated with her menses. They would be pan cephalic, stabbing with no systemic or neurological symptoms. The severity was 3/10. They did worsen with exertion. When winter came, her husband was

Those people that suffer with the very powerful headaches often referred to as 'a migraine' may well have started having them when they were in their childhood or around puberty. Left untreated, an attack can force the person to have bed rest but normally the intense pain starts to subside within a few hours. Not only is the victim in pain but they can be physically exhausted after the attack.

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Patient is a 46-year-old left-handed white female who does have a past history of very mild headaches. They are at the vertex or biparietal. These are sometimes throbbing. They are very mild and she is unable to give any further details regarding the quality, such as nausea, photophobia, and so on. She does have daily mild photophobia. She does have a past history of carsickness and somnambulism. Her mother had carsickness. Her brother has somnambulism and her son has spontaneous epistaxis. She started her perimenopause 10 years ago. Over the last year, she has not had any menses until spotting about a month ago. Also, over this year she developed a new type of headache. It is

A 67 year old female Caucasian patient comes in to the clinic complaining of decreased vision, affecting the left eye more than the right. She is being treated for hypertension, cholesterol, and diabetes. Her distance vision is 20/25 OD and 20/40 OS and her near vision is 20/25 OD and 20/50 OS. Her prescription was found to be -11.00-1.00X180 OD and -13.50-1.50X015 OS, which is classified as high myopia. A 1+ nuclear sclerosis was found in the right eye. A 2+ nuclear sclerosis and a paracentral subcapsular cataract were found in the left eye. Due to these findings, it was determined that glasses could not fully fix the patients vision. This lead to a referral to a retinal specialist and a cataract surgeon. No other abnormalities were noted on the initial examination. The patient then came back when the cataract surgery was performed on the left eye and the visual acuity improved to 20/25 at distance and 20/25- at near OS. All things concerning the surgery seemed normal for a day after the IOL placement. Six months later, the

The patient is 52-year-old female who presents with dyskinesias and dysarthrias in the setting of a migraine headache with photophobia. She has ongoing involuntary jerking and twitching movements symptoms present for the past 2 weeks. She has never had them before and they have become increasingly troublesome. She also presents with garbled speech along with the involuntary movements. Her medical history is significant for hypothyroidism, seizure disorder, hypotension, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, schizoaffective disorder, schizophrenia and migraine. I concur with Dr. Lasheen and in view of this complicated history, as well as the multiplicity of comorbidities

ES has Hyperopia. She is using prescription glasses to correct this. She is not having any of the problems mentioned

Tense muscles in the back of the neck and even in the scalp can cause the “vice-like” compression many people use to describe stress-related headaches. Also, when under stress, many people clench their jaws and/or grind their teeth, both of which can trigger headaches all on their own. Lastly, anxiety is a common culprit of restless nights, and insomnia is a risk factor for headaches and migraines

A migraine is a headache disorder and it affects half of the head. A migraine causes an extremely painful headache. This headache can last hours or even days. Doctors aren’t sure what causes migraine headaches, but they think imbalances in the brain may play a role. There are different types of migraines, but the most common types are; migrane without aura and with aura. The first one, also of which is most common, (Is the with or without Aura?) is considered a common migraine. This type of headache results in an intense headache, usually on one side of the head. This type of headache is usually worsened by movement and can last anywhere from 4-72 hours. Other symptoms may include; nausea, sensitivity to light, noise and smells, and blurred