Classification
 

Headache
Pathophysiology
Classification
Approach to Patients
Migraine Headache
Primary Headache Syndromes
Secondary Causes
Cranial and Facial Pain Disorders
References

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General Classifications

Primary vs Secondary

Paroxysmal vs Chronic

Episodic vs Recurrent

Mild to moderate vs Moderate to severe

 

Classification : IHS 1988

Primary Headache Syndromes

Migraine

Tension type

Cluster

Secondary Causes

Vascular : SAH, temporal arteritis

CNS Infection : meningitis, abscess

Non-CNS infect : focal or systemic

Other CNS : tumor, pseudotumor

Ophthalmic : glaucoma, iritis, neuritis

Drug, Toxic : nitrate, MAOI, hopoxia, hypoglycemia, monosodium glutamate, CO
Misc : MH, preeclampsia, fever

 

ACEP Headache Categories

Headache Category

Examples

I. Critical secondary causes requiring emergent identification and treatment
SAH, meningitis, tumor, IICP
II. Critical secondary causes not necessarily requiring identification and treatment
Tumor without IICP
III. Generally benign and reversible secondary causes
Sinusitis, HTN, post-LP
IV. Primary headache syndromes
Migraine, TTH, Cluster

 

Summarized By Thirayost Nimmanon

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