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Review
. 1997 Mar;57(5):202-6.

Headaches in the accident and emergency department

J J Craig  1 , V H Patterson
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  • PMID: 9176598
Review

Headaches in the accident and emergency department

J J Craig et al. Br J Hosp Med. 1997 Mar.

Abstract

Serious illness is not uncommon in patients attending accident and emergency departments with headache. Careful clinical assessment, focusing on characteristics of the headache, associated symptoms and certain examination findings, helps to identify those at risk, and permits the efficient management of everybody else.

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