A 16 year old white female is brought to the clinic by her mother with a chief complaint of severe headache lasting more than 24
hours. the mother states "Just before the headache started my daughter was craving food. I couldn't feed her enough." what is this called? a) aura
b) neurologic onset
c) prodrome
d) aberrant sign
Prodrome refers to the group of early non-specific signs and symptoms that indicates or signals the onset of an infection or disease.
The various signs and symptoms of an infection belonging to this group are pyrexia, headache, uneasiness or pain, lack of appetite, mood changes, etc. These symptoms can be experienced hours or days before the infection or disease.
<u>Therefore, the girl is most likely experiencing prodrome.</u>
