Headache ED presentations by seniors ‘often serious’
Nearly one in five visits by over-75s for non-traumatic headache turn out to be linked to an underlying condition, researchers say
Older people presenting to the ED with a non-traumatic headache are three times more likely than younger patients to be harbouring an underlying serious condition, a study shows.
The finding shows the importance of carrying out further investigation in older patients, even though they may not report as much pain as younger ones, the researchers say.
