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