Headache diary
Keep a Headache diary. Helping your patient to identify factors that contribute to their headaches might help reduce the severity and frequency of their headaches.
Tag headache
Headache history taking
Taking a great headache history. Often, there may be symptoms before, during, or after the head pain, which the patient does not associate with their headaches.
Characterising headache
Perhaps the most important aspect of headache care is accurately diagnosing your patient’s headache type.
Cranial neuralgias
The International Headache Society defines neuralgia as a pain in the distribution of a nerve or nerves, presumed to be due to dysfunction or injury of those neural structures.
Headache secondary to medical conditions (2)
Secondary headaches are, by definition, due to associated medical conditions. Let’s take a look at three severe conditions, often associated with headache
Headache secondary to medical conditions
Secondary headaches are, by definition, due to associated medical conditions. Let’s take a look at three severe conditions, often associated with headache
Headache red flags
The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is often affected by intraarticular dysfunction which can lead to an abnormality in the way the teeth meet
Thunderclap headache
Similar to primary thunderclap headaches, secondary thunderclap headaches are defined as sudden onset headaches that achieve maximal intensity within one minute.
Medication overuse headache
The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is often affected by intraarticular dysfunction which can lead to an abnormality in the way the teeth meet
Musculoskeletal Pain and Headache
Sinus headaches can be defined as pain over the sinus region of the face, especially the maxillary area and the periorbital region. The pain can vary and might even be pulsatile in nature.
Sinus headache
Sinus headaches can be defined as pain over the sinus region of the face, especially the maxillary area and the periorbital region. The pain can vary and might even be pulsatile in nature.
Secondary headaches
Secondary headaches are classified into eight broad categories. We review how to diagnose a number of common secondary headaches