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4 Headache Undergrad 2020
4 Headache Undergrad 2020
4 Headache Undergrad 2020
Tumors
Trigeminal
Tension-Type
Migraine Autonomic
headache Sinus-related
Cephalagia
headache
Hemicrania Continua
Primary Headache
• Intrinsic dysfunction of the nervous system
• Most patients presenting to PCP with headache have primary
headache syndromes
• Episodic headache: more common
• Chronic headache: attacks occurring more frequently than 15
days/month for more than 6 months
Secondary Headache Disorders
• <2% of headaches in primary care offices
• Head trauma
• Vascular disease
• Neoplasms
• Substance abuse or withdrawal
• Infection/Inflammation
• Metabolic disorders
• others
Location of different types
Migraine