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Abstract

Headache is the most common reason for medical consultation and the fourth most common reason for emergency room visits in the United States. Headache is a major cause of disability and remains a challenge for practitioners and afflicted patients alike. Other primary headache disorders such as trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias including cluster headache and tension-type headache will also be discussed in this chapter. Headache disorders, in general, can be subdivided into primary headache disorders and secondary headache disorders based on underlying cause or lack thereof.

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Abbreviations

5-HT:

Serotonin

ANA:

Antinuclear antibody

CAD:

Coronary artery disease

CBC:

Complete blood count

CGRP:

Calcitonin gene-related peptide

CH:

Cluster headache

CM:

Chronic migraine

CNS:

Central nervous system

CRP:

C-reactive protein

CT:

Computerized tomography

D2:

D2 dopamine

DHE:

Dihydroergotamine

DM:

Diabetes mellitus

ECG:

Electrocardiogram

ESR:

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate

HA:

Headache

HC:

Hemicrania continua

HIV:

Human immunodeficiency virus

HoTN:

Hypotension

HTN:

Hypertension

ICHD-2:

International classification of headache disorders, second edition

ICP:

Intracranial pressure

IM:

Intramuscular

INR:

International normalized ratio

IVF:

Intravenous fluid

LP:

Lumbar puncture

MA:

Migraine with aura

MI:

Myocardial infarction

MO:

Migraine without aura

MOH:

Medication overuse headache

MRI:

Magnetic resonance imaging

MTC:

Metoclopromide

NDPH:

New daily persistent headache

NS:

Nasal spray

NSAID:

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory

PAD:

Peripheral artery disease

PCZ:

Prochlorperazine

PH:

Paroxysmal hemicranias

PLT:

Platelet count

PRES:

Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome

PVD:

Peripheral vascular disease

QTc:

Corrected QT interval

RPR:

Rapid plasma reagin

SAH:

Subarachnoid hemorrhage

SUNA:

Short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks with autonomic features

SUNCT:

Short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks with conjunctival injection and tearing

TAC:

Trigeminal autonomic cephalalgia

TTH:

Tension-type headache

VDRL:

Venereal disease research library

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  1. Intermountain Neurosciences Institute, Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, Utah, USA

    Alyssa Lettich M.D.

  2. Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care, Neurology, Beth Israel Medical Center, 10 Union Square East, 2Q-R, New York, NY, 10003, USA

    Sait Ashina M.D.

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    Kimberly A. Sackheim

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Lettich, A., Ashina, S. (2015). Headache. In: Sackheim, K. (eds) Pain Management and Palliative Care. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2462-2_16

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