Signs & Symptoms

Red flags:

• Thunderclap onset
• New onset & over 50 yrs old Progressive/worsening pattern
  •         Associated symptoms:
  • Meningitis/Encephalitis
    • fever
    • Impaired consciousness
    • Seizures
    • Neck stiffness
    • photophobia
      o SOL/Benign ICH
    • Papilledema
  • Stroke, TIA, SOL, Malignancy, CNS infections, Subdural hematoma
    • Focal neurology
      o TIA/Stroke
    • Atypical auras: double vision, motor weakness, impaired balance, >60 mins duration
    • 1^ST-time auras in people using COC pill
      o Ischemic/Haemorrhagic stroker
    • Dizziness
      o TCA/acute angle closure glaucoma
    • Visual disturbance