A 27-year-old woman presents with the worst headache of her life, sudden in onset while exercising. She vomited and briefly lost consciousness. Examin...

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A 27-year-old woman presents with the worst headache of her life, sudden in onset while exercising. She vomited and briefly lost consciousness. Examination shows neck stiffness but no focal neurological deficit. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Subarachnoid haemorrhage

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Migraine with aura

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Tension-type headache

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Temporal arteritis

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Cluster headache

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Subarachnoid haemorrhage

A 27-year-old woman presents with the worst headache of her life, sudden in onset while exercising. She vomited and briefly lost consciousness. Examination shows neck stiffness but no focal neurological deficit. What is the most likely diagnosis?