Open AccessAn Acute Severe Headache
Author(s) -
Adnan Azim,
Carole Spake,
Tasleem Raza
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
acute medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.14
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1747-4892
pISSN - 1747-4884
DOI - 10.52964/amja.0611
Subject(s) - medicine , nausea , hospital admission , acute pain , anesthesia , pediatrics
A previously fit and healthy 57 year old gentleman presented to hospital 2 weeks after a previous admission with acute severe headache. At the time of his previous admission the patient had reported that the headache was preceded by an unprovoked sharp pain in his back which had quickly resolved. The headache developed a few hours later and was noted to be markedly worsened by any attempt to sit upright, accompanied by intense nausea, and relieved by lying flat.