Correspondence

Abstract

Severe headache is a common presenting complaint among patients attending emergency departments. (Davenport, 2002). The predictive value of clinical history and examination alone is low (Lipton et al, 2003). Many patients therefore have invasive investigations such as lumbar puncture to exclude a sinister cause. The authors present the case of a patient who required admission and invasive investigation as a result of an atorvastatininducedheadache.