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Headaches Types

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Characteristic
Abnormailities
Classic Migrane Age   childhood  
Common migraine age   childhood  
cluster age   adulthood  
hypertensive age   adulthood  
muscular age   adulthood  
temporal arteries age   older adulthood  
location - classic migraine   unilateral  
location - common migraine   generalized  
location - cluster   unilateral  
location - hypertensive   bilateral or occipital  
location - muscular   unilater or bilateral  
location - temporal arteries   unilateral or bilateral  
duration - classic   hours to days  
duration - common   hours to days  
duration - cluster   1/2 to 2 hours  
duration - hypertensive   hours  
duration - muscular   hours to days  
duration - temporal   hours to days  
time of onset - classic   morning or night  
time of onset - common   morning or night  
time of onset - cluster   night  
time of onset - hypertensive   morning  
time of onset - mucular   anytime, common in evening or afternoon  
time of onset - temporal   anytime  
quality - classic   pulsating or throbbing  
quality - common   pulsating or throbbing  
quality - cluster   intense burning, boring, searing, knife-like  
quality - hypertensive   throbbing  
quality - muscular   band-like, constricting  
quality - temporal   throbbing  
prodromal - classic   well-defined neurologic event, scotoma, aphasia, hemianopsia, aura  
prodromal - common   vague neurologic changes, personality change, fluid retention, appetite loss  
prodromal - cluster   personality changes, sleep disturbances  
prodromal - hypertensive   none  
prodromal - temporal   none  
prodromal - muscular   none  
precipitating - classic   menstrual period missing meals, birth control pills, letdown after stress  
precipitating - common   menstrual period, missing meals, birth control pills, let down after stress  
precipitating - cluster   alcohol consumption  
precipitating - hypertensive   none  
precipitating - muscular   stress, anger, bruxism  
precipitating - temporal   none  
Frequency - classic   twice a week  
frequency - common   twice a week  
frequency - cluster   several times nightly for several nights then disappear  
frequency - hypertensive   daily  
frequency - muscular   daily  
frequency - temporal   daily  
gender - classic   female  
gender - common   female  
gender - cluster   male  
gender - hypertensive   equal  
gender - muscular   equal  
gender - temporal   equal  
other - classic   nausea, vomiting  
other - common   nausea, vomiting  
other - cluster   increase lacrimation, nasal discharge  
other - hypertensive   generally remits as day progresses  
otther - muscular   none  
other - temporal   none  


   


 

 

 

 

 

 
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