Outcome diagnoses of 49 cases of acute headache
| Diagnosis | Number of audit patients | Number of re-audit patients | Proportion of all patients (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary headache disorders | |||
| Headache unspecified | 4 | 4 | 16% |
| Migraine | 6 | 4 | 20% |
| Tension headache | 2 | 2 | 8% |
| Secondary causes of headache | |||
| Bacterial meningitis | 1 | 0 | 2% |
| Brain metastases | 0 | 1 | 2% |
| Cervicogenic or musculoskeletal headache | 1 | 1 | 4% |
| Confirmed SAH | 1 | 0 | 2% |
| Drug related | 2 | 0 | 4% |
| Hyperglycaemia | 0 | 1 | 2% |
| Hypertensive | 2 | 0 | 4% |
| Inner ear pathology | 0 | 1 | 2% |
| Possible IIH | 0 | 1 | 2% |
| Post-viral headache with postural hypotension | 0 | 1 | 2% |
| Post-lumbar puncture headache | 0 | 1 | 2% |
| SAH excluded* | 2 | 0 | 4% |
| Sarcoid | 0 | 1 | 2% |
| Temporal arteritis | 4 | 0 | 8% |
| Transient ischaemic attack | 2 | 0 | 4% |
| Viral illness | 2 | 3 | 10% |
| Viral meningitis | 0 | 2 | 4% |
| Total | 29 | 23 | - |
| *One patient discharged and SAH excluded on subsequent re-admission. One patient xanthochromia positive, but all imaging negative.Two audit and one re-audit patient had dual pathology headache. IIH = idiopathic intracranial hypertension; SAH = subarachnoid haemorrhage | |||