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. 2021 May 11;28(1):145–152. doi: 10.15388/Amed.2021.28.1.19

Table 3.

A FALSE PACT: A mnemonic for red flags for secondary headache in pregnancy

Red flag
A  Abnormal neurologic examination
F  Fever
A  Advancing pain
L  Lack of a history of primary headaches
S  Seizures
E  Elevated blood pressure
P  Proteinuria
A  Abnormal lumbar puncture or neuroimaging results
C  C-reactive protein is higher than normal
T  Thrombocytopenia/thrombocytosis or elevated Transaminases