Center of Excellence: Migraine: Cases & Quizzes

• A 25-Year-Old Pregnant Woman With Worsening Headaches The patient is a 25-year-old who is currently 24 weeks pregnant. Her pregnancy so far has been uneventful other than worsening headaches. Can you make the correct diagnosis?
  Medscape, June 2018
• Triptans and SSRIs: Is Serotonin Syndrome Really a Risk? While the FDA--and EHRs--warn against the combination of triptans and SSRIs, is serotonin syndrome really a risk with use of this combination?
  Medscape Internal Medicine, June 2018
• A Severe Headache in a Young Woman A 39-year-old woman experiences vomiting and a severe occipital headache that she describes as the worst she has ever had. She suffered a similar headache two days ago.
  Medscape, April 2018
• Severe Headache, Nausea, and Diplopia in a Teenage Girl A teenager presents with a headache, nausea, vomiting, and diplopia. She feels dizzy and cannot walk. She has a history of severe episodic headaches during the past 2 weeks. What is the diagnosis?
  Medscape, January 2018
• Fast Five Quiz: Headaches Many different types of headaches are recognized, including migraine, cluster, and tension. Test yourself on the diagnosis, workup, and treatment of various headache types with this short quiz.
  Medscape, November 2017
• Headache in a 19-Year-Old Woman With a Genetic Disorder A young woman presents to the clinic after a hospital visit for a 5-year history of progressively frequent headaches. She has a headache daily, with 1 severe headache per week. What is the diagnosis?
  Medscape, October 2017
• Fast Five Quiz: Migraine In the United States, more than 30 million people have one or more migraine headaches per year. Do you know best practices for diagnosis and treatment? Test yourself with this short quiz.
  Medscape, October 2017
• A 72-Year-Old Man With a Sudden, Severe Headache A 72-year-old man presents with a severe headache that began suddenly a few hours ago. Associated symptoms include nausea, vomiting, and neck pain. What's the diagnosis?
  Osmosis, October 2017
• Severe Hypertension in a 14-Year-Old Boy A 14-year-old boy presents with a worsening headache over the past 2 days. His parents gave him ibuprofen; however, the headache persisted, and he has been sweaty and flushed. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, May 2017
• Fast Five Quiz: Temporomandibular Disorder Temporomandibular disorder, or temporomandibular joint (TMJ) syndrome, is the most common cause of facial pain after toothache. Test your knowledge with our quick quiz.
  Medscape, March 2017
• A 26-Year-Old Woman With Confusion and Hyperthermia A 26-year-old woman presents with confusion, agitation, sweating, and abnormal involuntary eye movement (diaphoresis and ocular clonus). What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, February 2017
• Fast Five Quiz: Over-the-Counter Drug Abuse and Toxicity Over-the-counter drugs are usually safe. However, if used outside of recommendations, they can lead to kidney failure, heart conditions, memory loss, or even death. Test your knowledge with our quiz.
  Medscape, January 2017
• Quiz: The Latest on Treating Nausea/Vomiting of Pregnancy How much do you know about the latest guidelines on treating pregnancy nausea? Test your knowledge with this quiz.
  Medscape Ob/Gyn, November 2015
• A 38-Year-Old Woman With Anisocoria A 38-year-old woman presents with anisocoria. What is its most likely cause?
  Medscape Ophthalmology, September 2015
• Agitation and Hallucinations in an Elderly Man With Parkinson Disease A 72-year-old man with diagnosed Parkinson disease is suffering from a 1-month history of episodic altered mental status, agitation, and hallucinations. What is the diagnosis?
  Medscape, June 2015
• How Much Do You Know About CAM? How much do you know about the evidence -- or lack thereof -- for commonly used complementary and alternative therapies?
  Medscape Family Medicine, March 2015
• What Can CAM Do for Anxiety? From acupuncture to kava kava, a variety of CAM modalities have been suggested for management of anxiety. But what does the evidence say?
  Medscape Family Medicine, December 2014
• A Young Man and an Unknown Box of Pills Paramedics bring a 26-year-old man to the ED with acute-onset altered mental status. He has a history of back pain. An open, unlabeled pillbox was found. An ECG is ordered. What is the diagnosis?
  Medscape, July 2014
• Chronic Headache: Is a CAM Therapy Worth a Try? Patients are attempting CAM therapies for headache, with or without the recommendation of their healthcare provider. What does the evidence say?
  Medscape Family Medicine, August 2013
• A 34-Year-Old Woman With Headache and Visual Blurring Test your knowledge with this imaging case challenge of a 34-year-old woman with headache and visual blurring.
  Medscape Neurology, August 2009