| Common headache misdiagnoses. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 15172514 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The authors have a personal philosophy that it is worthwhile for a physician on occasion to be the patient. When this particular physician consults another physician for a medical problem, he is seeking treatment to eradicate that particular problem. It is difficult to afford the appropriate therapy for that problem if the correct diagnosis is not made. It is exactly the same situation with patients that come to us with complaints of headache. If we cannot make the proper diagnosis, it is unlikely we will be able to render the appropriate therapy. We need to keep this in mind when we evaluate patients with these headache problems, many of whom have suffered with an incorrect diagnosis for many years. |
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Authors:
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Robert E Ryan; Starr H Pearlman |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Primary care Volume: 31 ISSN: 0095-4543 ISO Abbreviation: Prim. Care Publication Date: 2004 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2004-06-02 Completed Date: 2004-08-12 Revised Date: 2005-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0430463 Medline TA: Prim Care Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 395-405, viii Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Ryan Headache Center, 1585 Woodlake Drive, St Louis, MO 63017, USA. drrerjr@aol.com |
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Acute Disease Analgesics / therapeutic use Chronic Disease Cluster Headache / diagnosis, therapy Diagnosis, Differential Diagnostic Errors* Headache / diagnosis*, epidemiology Headache Disorders / diagnosis*, epidemiology Humans Migraine Disorders / diagnosis Primary Health Care / standards Quality of Life Risk Factors Tension-Type Headache / diagnosis United States / epidemiology |
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0/Analgesics |
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