Term
| What is the most prevalent type of Headache |
|
Definition
| TTH Tension-Type Headache |
|
|
Term
| Headaches are more common in men or women? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What are 3 childhood periodic syndromes that are likely precursors to migraine in adults? |
|
Definition
| 1) Cyclical Vomiting 2) Abdominal migraine 3) Benign paroxysmal vertigo of childhood |
|
|
Term
| This type of tension headache occurs over 180 days per year |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| This type of tension headache occurs between 12 - 180 days per year |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| This type of tension headache occurs less than 12 times per year |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| This type of headache is more frequent in men than women |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What are 3 childhood periodic syndromes that are likely precursors to migraine in adults? |
|
Definition
| 1) Cyclical Vomiting 2) Abdominal migraine 3) Benign paroxysmal vertigo of childhood |
|
|
Term
| What are the two types of Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalgia? |
|
Definition
| Cluster Headache and SUNCT (Short Unilateral Neuralgiform Conjunctival injection with Tearing) |
|
|
Term
| What is the difference between Cluster and SUNCT Headaches? |
|
Definition
| SUNCT duration is 5-240 seconds, Cluster duration is 15-180 minutes |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Another name for Classical Trigeminal Neuralgia - pain causes muscle spasms |
|
|
Term
| What is the difference between Classical and Symptomatic Trigeminal Neuralgia? |
|
Definition
| Symptomatic Trigeminal neuralgia is caused by a non-vascular structural lesion to CN V. |
|
|
Term
| Which Cranial Neuralgia features Hypesthesia and Hyperalgesia as symptoms? |
|
Definition
| 'Post Herpetic Nueralgia' which is a Head/Facial pain second to Herpes Zoster. Hypesthesia - decreased sensation. Hyperalgesia - increased pain sensitivity. |
|
|
Term
| What is the difference between a Prmary Stabbing Headache and SUNCT? |
|
Definition
| I guess primary stabbing HA does not have the ocular symptoms (injection, tearing). It is also not a Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalgia (like SUNCT). |
|
|
Term
| What are precipitating factors of Migraine? |
|
Definition
| Menstration, chocolate, aspartame. These increase the probability of having an attack within 48 hours |
|
|
Term
| What are aggravating factors of Migraine? |
|
Definition
| Psychosocial stress, increased alcohol intake, environmental factors. These are long term (weeks to months) cause increase in sensitivity and frequency of attacks. |
|
|
Term
| What pathway is messed up in Horners Syndrome? |
|
Definition
| Oculo-sympathetic pathway defect [hypothalamus to eyes via spinal cord] |
|
|
Term
| Classic signs of Horners? |
|
Definition
| Ptosis, miosis, anhydrosis |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Location identifies the cause
Severity indicates seriousness
Never a sign of seriuo sillness
Occurs with brain tumors, sinusitis, hypertension |
|
|
Term
| List at least 3 primary headaches |
|
Definition
| Migraine, Tension Type Headache, Trigeminal autonomic celphalgias (Cluster, SUNCT), 'Other' - Primary Stabbing HA |
|
|
