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Scalp tenderness is commonly seen in giant cell arteritis (GCA).
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e
Scalp tenderness
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Nasal congestion is commonly seen in cluster headaches.
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d
Nasal congestion
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Features of a migraine can be remembered by the mnemonic "POUND" - pulsatile, onset (sudden), unilateral, nausea + neurological symptoms, and disabling (patients often have photophobia and phonophobia).
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a
Unilateral
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Migraines typically last 4-72 hours. A severe headache lasting longer than this warrants further investigation to rule out other causes such as subarachnoid haemorrhage or meningitis.
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c
Duration of more than two weeks
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Migraines are typically unilateral.
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b
Bilateral
Concept
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2693
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Headache
Topic
141
Neurology
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A 21-year-old woman presents to the GP with a headache. She mentions that these attacks are becoming more frequent. The GP takes a thorough history to rule out sinister causes and diagnoses  the patient as having migraines.

Which of the following factors is most consistent with this diagnosis?
a