Diagnosing the severe headache
Dalessio, D.J.
Neurology 44(5 Suppl 3: S6-12
1994
ISSN/ISBN: 0028-3878 PMID: 8202232 Document Number: 434352
A patient's medical history, age of onset, location of pain, pain characteristics, pain chronology, associated signs and symptoms, and signs of neurologic dysfunction are all important considerations in making a diagnosis. The International Headache Society has developed a thorough classification system to aid in the diagnosis of headache, which includes primary disorders of migraine, tension-type headache, and cluster headache, as well as secondary, organic disorders.
Document emailed within 1 workday
Related Documents
Hirsch, E. 1989: Famotidine and ranitidine, but not cimetidine, cause severe, disabling headache American Journal of Gastroenterology 84(2): 202-203Temizoz, O.; Genchellac, H. 2009: Medical image. Severe headache when standing. Intracranial hypotension New Zealand Medical Journal 122(1290): 124-125
Hand, P.J.; Stark, R.J. 2000: Intravenous lignocaine infusions for severe chronic daily headache Medical Journal of Australia 172(4): 157-159
Yang, W.-x.; Yang, Y.-j.; Hu, F.-h.; You, S.-j.; Wang, Y.-w.; Chen, J.-l. 2005: Pharmacological stress echocardiography for diagnosing of viable myocardium in severe left ventricular dysfunction Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 44(8): 581-584
1971: Hypertension, precordial pain, intermittent claudication, severe headache, chills, coma and death Harefuah 80(10): 579-581
Wetzl, R.G.; Taglione, G.; Ceresa, F.; D'Agostino, R.; Foresta, S.; Guarnerio, C.; Ladiana, N.; Megaro, F.; Zanesi, R.; De Vietro, A.; Pavani, M. 2001: Severe and prolonged post-dural puncture headache: from pathological basis to therapeutic role and correct timing for epidural blood patch Minerva Anestesiologica 67(9 Suppl 1: 233-237
Renton, B.J.; Bastawrous, A. 2011: Acute Angle Closure Glaucoma (AACG): an important differential diagnosis for acute severe headache Acute Medicine 10(2): 77-78
Dolezil, D.; Mavrokordatos, C. 2012: Hypnic headache - a rare primary headache disorder with very good response to indomethacin Neuro Endocrinology Letters 33(6): 597-599
Miranda, Héctor.; Peña, D.; Pedraza, W.; Rodríguez, M.; Suárez, E.; Pérez, C.M. 2003: Headache profile at a medical institution with a specialized center for headache management Boletin de la Asociacion Medica de Puerto Rico 95(6): 26-31
Morrison, B.M.; Hoke, A. 2004: Clinical cases in neurology from Johns Hopkins. Case 6: when is a headache not just a headache? Medgenmed: Medscape General Medicine 6(2): 48
Guo, S.S. 1984: The relationship between tension headache or vascular headache and plasma renin activity or angiotensin Ii level Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 23(4): 229-230
Lipton, R.B.; Silberstein, S.D. 2001: The role of headache-related disability in migraine management: implications for headache treatment guidelines Neurology 56(6 Suppl 1): S35-S42
Leonardi, M.; Martelletti, P.; Burstein, R.; Fornari, A.; Grazzi, L.; Guekht, A.; Lipton, R.B.; Mitsikostas, D.D.; Olesen, J.; Owolabi, M.O.; Ruiz De la Torre, E.; Sacco, S.; Steiner, T.J.; Surya, N.; Takeshima, T.; Tassorelli, C.; Wang, S.-J.; Wijeratne, T.; Yu, S.; Raggi, A. 2024: The World Health Organization Intersectoral Global Action Plan on Epilepsy and other Neurological Disorders and the headache revolution: from headache burden to a global action plan for headache disorders Journal of Headache and Pain 25(1): 4
Espí-López, G.V.; Rodríguez-Blanco, C.; Oliva-Pascual-Vaca, A.; Benítez-Martínez, J.C.; Lluch, E.; Falla, D. 2014: Effect of manual therapy techniques on headache disability in patients with tension-type headache. Randomized controlled trial European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine 50(6): 641-647
Olesen, J. 2003: Interdisciplinary treatment of headache. The Danish Society of Headache Ugeskrift for laeger 165(12): 1235
Nielsen, K.D.; Rasmussen, C.; Russell, M.B. 2000: The diagnostic headache diary--a headache expert system Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 78: 149-160
Monzó Abad, E.; Hajro Mastori, M. 2007: Postdural puncture headache and paranasal sinus headache Revista Espanola de Anestesiologia y Reanimacion 54(7): 450-451
Prusiński, A.; Mirecka, B.; Liberski, P.P. 1982: Etiopathogenesis of cluster headache (Horton's headache) Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska 1982(5-6): 383-387
Ruangsuwan, S.; Sriudomkajorn, S. 2007: 375 childhood primary headache: clinical features, the agreement between clinical diagnosis and diagnoses using the international classification of headache disorders in Thai children Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand 90(7): 1309-1316
Harries, M. 1997: Ice cream headache. Ice cream headache occurred during surfing in winter Bmj 315(7108): 609