کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
3323606 1211903 2007 15 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Headache in the Elderly
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی طب سالمندان و علم پیری شناسی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Headache in the Elderly
چکیده انگلیسی

Headache in an elderly patient can be a sign of serious, potentially life-threatening disorders. All patients require a full assessment, including a complete neurologic examination. Particular emphasis should be placed on excluding subarachnoid hemorrhage, subdural hematoma, giant cell arteritis, intracranial neoplasm, cerebrovascular accident, acute-angle-closure glaucoma, and infectious etiologies such as meningitis and encephalitis. Once life-threatening disorders are excluded, the geriatrician can focus on more benign etiologies such as migraine, tension headache, and medication withdrawal. Treatment depends on the underlying etiology. This article discusses headaches that require emergent treatment and then describes more benign etiologies of headaches.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Clinics in Geriatric Medicine - Volume 23, Issue 2, May 2007, Pages 291–305
نویسندگان
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