Tag Archives: Headache

Varicella Zoster is the Cause of Giant Cell Arteritis

Posted on March 21, 2016 by

Background Giant cell arteritis is an inflammatory condition of certain blood vessels that presents in the elderly. Those vessels affected include the: temporal artery resulting in headache and scalp tenderness over the inflamed artery, ciliary artery resulting in ischaemic optic … Continue reading →

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Journal Club Review: Cervical Vertigo

Posted on June 11, 2014 by

Background Cervical pain from spondylosis or muscular problems is a very common symptom in the general adult population, estimated in a recent study to have a point prevalence of 4.9% and a global burden of 33.6 million disability-adjusted life years … Continue reading →

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Journal Club Scientific Review: Structural Brain Changes in Migraine (the CAMERA-2 Study)

Posted on February 4, 2013 by

Scientific Review For this paper, I decided to complete two complementary reviews. The Journal Club General Reader Review can be considered a background and a summary for this scientific review. Background It has been suggested for some time that, for a … Continue reading →

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Journal Club General Reader Review: Structural Brain Changes in Migraine (the CAMERA-2 Study)

Posted on February 4, 2013 by

Review for General Readers For this paper, I decided to complete two complementary reviews. This one for general readers can be considered a background and a summary for the Journal Club Scientific Review. Background For some time there has been a … Continue reading →

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