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Dangerous and Thunderclap Headaches
Author(s) -
Purdy R. Allan,
Ward Thomas N.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
headache: the journal of head and face pain
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.14
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1526-4610
pISSN - 0017-8748
DOI - 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2012.02235.x
Subject(s) - headaches , etiology , medicine , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , surgery , pathology
The International Classification of Headache Disorders‐II considers dangerous and thunderclap headaches as secondary headaches – in other words due to an underlying cause. Many, but not all of the underlying etiologies, are vascular disorders, and many are potentially life threatening. An especially comprehensive clinical approach is necessary when seeing patients with these potential disorders.