How and when to refer patients diagnosed with primary headache and craniofacial neuralgia in the emergency department or primary care: Recommendations of the Spanish Society of Neurology's Headache Study Group
Introduction: When a patient is diagnosed with primary headache or craniofacial neuralgia in the emergency department or in primary care, and is referred to a neurologist due to the complexity of the case, it is useful to know whether additional examination should be sought and the priority (urgent,...
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A.B. Gago-Veiga D. García-Azorín N. Mas-Sala C.M. Ordás M. Ruiz-Piñero M. Torres-Ferrús S. Santos-Lasaosa J. Viguera Romero P. Pozo-Rosich How and when to refer patients diagnosed with primary headache and craniofacial neuralgia in the emergency department or primary care: Recommendations of the Spanish Society of Neurology's Headache Study Group Neurología (English Edition) Cefalea Neuralgia Atención primaria Urgencias Pruebas complementarias Derivación |
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How and when to refer patients diagnosed with primary headache and craniofacial neuralgia in the emergency department or primary care: Recommendations of the Spanish Society of Neurology's Headache Study Group |
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How and when to refer patients diagnosed with primary headache and craniofacial neuralgia in the emergency department or primary care: Recommendations of the Spanish Society of Neurology's Headache Study Group |
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How and when to refer patients diagnosed with primary headache and craniofacial neuralgia in the emergency department or primary care: Recommendations of the Spanish Society of Neurology's Headache Study Group |
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How and when to refer patients diagnosed with primary headache and craniofacial neuralgia in the emergency department or primary care: Recommendations of the Spanish Society of Neurology's Headache Study Group |
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How and when to refer patients diagnosed with primary headache and craniofacial neuralgia in the emergency department or primary care: Recommendations of the Spanish Society of Neurology's Headache Study Group |
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how and when to refer patients diagnosed with primary headache and craniofacial neuralgia in the emergency department or primary care: recommendations of the spanish society of neurology's headache study group |
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Introduction: When a patient is diagnosed with primary headache or craniofacial neuralgia in the emergency department or in primary care, and is referred to a neurologist due to the complexity of the case, it is useful to know whether additional examination should be sought and the priority (urgent, preferential, or normal) with which the patient should be seen. This will avoid unnecessary delays in patients with disabling headache and where organic causes are suspected.In order to issue recommendations on this matter, the Spanish Society of Neurology's Headache Study Group has decided to create a series of agreed recommendations constituting a referral protocol for patients with headache and/or craniofacial neuralgia. Development: Young neurologists with an interest and experience in headache were invited to draft a series of practical guidelines in collaboration with the Spanish Society of Neurology's Headache Study Group Executive Committee. For practical reasons, the document was divided into 2 articles: this first article focuses on primary headaches and craniofacial neuralgias and the second on secondary headaches. In order for the recommendations to be helpful for daily practice they follow a practical approach, with tables summarising referral criteria, examinations to be performed, and referral to other specialists. Conclusions: We hope to offer a guide and tools to improve decision-making regarding patients with headache, identifying complementary tests to prioritise and referral pathways to be followed, in order to avoid duplicated consultations and delayed diagnosis and treatment. Resumen: Introducción: Cuando tras una correcta anamnesis y exploración neurológica se diagnostica a un paciente con una cefalea primaria o una neuralgia craneofacial en urgencias o atención primaria y se decide derivar a neurología por complejidad es útil conocer si además se deberían solicitar exploraciones complementarias y la preferencia (urgente, preferente o normal) con la que se debería derivar para que el paciente llegue a la consulta del neurólogo sin demoras innecesarias en pacientes con dolores incapacitantes o con sospecha de organicidad.Por este motivo, el Grupo de Estudio de Cefalea de la Sociedad Española de Neurología, ha decidido crear unas recomendaciones consensuadas que establezcan un protocolo de derivación de pacientes con cefalea y/o neuralgias craneofaciales. Desarrollo: Se ha contactado con neurólogos jóvenes con interés y experiencia en cefalea y con la Junta Directiva del Grupo de Estudio de Cefalea de la Sociedad Española de Neurología que han desarrollado este documento que, por razones prácticas, se ha dividido en 2 artículos. Esta primera centrada en las cefaleas o neuralgias craneofaciales primarias y una segunda que se focaliza en las cefaleas secundarias. El enfoque es práctico con tablas que resumen los criterios de derivación con exploraciones complementarias y otros especialistas a los que derivar, para que sea útil y facilite su uso en nuestra práctica asistencial diaria. Conclusiones: Esperamos ofrecer una guía y herramientas para mejorar la toma de decisiones ante un paciente con cefalea, valorando exploraciones a priorizar y qué circuitos seguir para así evitar la duplicación de consultas y retrasos en el diagnóstico y en el tratamiento. |
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Cefalea Neuralgia Atención primaria Urgencias Pruebas complementarias Derivación |
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doaj-c0bb88c9275f4e249c8169dc8d70dda12020-11-25T03:30:19ZengElsevier EspañaNeurología (English Edition)2173-58082020-04-01353176184How and when to refer patients diagnosed with primary headache and craniofacial neuralgia in the emergency department or primary care: Recommendations of the Spanish Society of Neurology's Headache Study GroupA.B. Gago-Veiga0D. García-Azorín1N. Mas-Sala2C.M. Ordás3M. Ruiz-Piñero4M. Torres-Ferrús5S. Santos-Lasaosa6J. Viguera Romero7P. Pozo-Rosich8Unidad de Cefaleas, Servicio de Neurología, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Princesa, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain; Corresponding author.Unidad de Cefaleas, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, SpainServicio de Neurología, Hospital Universitario Sant Joan de Déu, Fundación Althaia, Manresa, Barcelona, SpainServicio de Neurología, Hospital Universitario Rey Juan Carlos, Móstoles, Madrid, SpainUnidad de Cefaleas, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, SpainUnidad de Cefalea, Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona, Spain; Grupo de Investigación en Cefalea, VHIR, Universitat Autònoma Barcelona, SpainUnidad de Cefaleas – Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa, Zaragoza, SpainUnidad Gestión Clínica de Neurología, Hospital Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, SpainUnidad de Cefalea, Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona, Spain; Grupo de Investigación en Cefalea, VHIR, Universitat Autònoma Barcelona, SpainIntroduction: When a patient is diagnosed with primary headache or craniofacial neuralgia in the emergency department or in primary care, and is referred to a neurologist due to the complexity of the case, it is useful to know whether additional examination should be sought and the priority (urgent, preferential, or normal) with which the patient should be seen. This will avoid unnecessary delays in patients with disabling headache and where organic causes are suspected.In order to issue recommendations on this matter, the Spanish Society of Neurology's Headache Study Group has decided to create a series of agreed recommendations constituting a referral protocol for patients with headache and/or craniofacial neuralgia. Development: Young neurologists with an interest and experience in headache were invited to draft a series of practical guidelines in collaboration with the Spanish Society of Neurology's Headache Study Group Executive Committee. For practical reasons, the document was divided into 2 articles: this first article focuses on primary headaches and craniofacial neuralgias and the second on secondary headaches. In order for the recommendations to be helpful for daily practice they follow a practical approach, with tables summarising referral criteria, examinations to be performed, and referral to other specialists. Conclusions: We hope to offer a guide and tools to improve decision-making regarding patients with headache, identifying complementary tests to prioritise and referral pathways to be followed, in order to avoid duplicated consultations and delayed diagnosis and treatment. Resumen: Introducción: Cuando tras una correcta anamnesis y exploración neurológica se diagnostica a un paciente con una cefalea primaria o una neuralgia craneofacial en urgencias o atención primaria y se decide derivar a neurología por complejidad es útil conocer si además se deberían solicitar exploraciones complementarias y la preferencia (urgente, preferente o normal) con la que se debería derivar para que el paciente llegue a la consulta del neurólogo sin demoras innecesarias en pacientes con dolores incapacitantes o con sospecha de organicidad.Por este motivo, el Grupo de Estudio de Cefalea de la Sociedad Española de Neurología, ha decidido crear unas recomendaciones consensuadas que establezcan un protocolo de derivación de pacientes con cefalea y/o neuralgias craneofaciales. Desarrollo: Se ha contactado con neurólogos jóvenes con interés y experiencia en cefalea y con la Junta Directiva del Grupo de Estudio de Cefalea de la Sociedad Española de Neurología que han desarrollado este documento que, por razones prácticas, se ha dividido en 2 artículos. Esta primera centrada en las cefaleas o neuralgias craneofaciales primarias y una segunda que se focaliza en las cefaleas secundarias. El enfoque es práctico con tablas que resumen los criterios de derivación con exploraciones complementarias y otros especialistas a los que derivar, para que sea útil y facilite su uso en nuestra práctica asistencial diaria. Conclusiones: Esperamos ofrecer una guía y herramientas para mejorar la toma de decisiones ante un paciente con cefalea, valorando exploraciones a priorizar y qué circuitos seguir para así evitar la duplicación de consultas y retrasos en el diagnóstico y en el tratamiento.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2173580817301347CefaleaNeuralgiaAtención primariaUrgenciasPruebas complementariasDerivación |