LACE scores range from 1-19 and as mentioned above predict the rate of readmission or death within thirty days of discharge. Below is an example of how to calculate the LACE index. A score of 0 â 4 = Low; 5 â 9 = Moderate; and a score of â¥ 10 = High risk of readmission. Lace index scoring tool from BESLER Consulting. Multiple studies have evaluated the predictive value of the LACE index.
Signs and symptoms. The main symptom of occipital neuralgia is chronic headache. The pain is commonly localized in the back and around or over the top of the head, sometimes up to the eyebrow or behind the eye.
Sometimes, the pain is referred to behind the eyes. Other symptoms can include dizziness and nausea. Occipital neuralgia is the neck/head pain that results from injury or irritation to the occipital nerves. It can be caused by trauma, such as a car accident, by a pinched nerve root in the neck (from arthritis, for example) or by âtightâ muscles at the back of the head that entrap the nerves.