Headaches (chronic) Flashcards

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important aspect when dx headaches

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For any particular dx given, all listed criteria must be furfulled

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Causitive factors of headaches (9)

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  • Fatigue/slee[
  • Stress
  • Chronobiological
  • climatological
  • chemical/diet
  • hormonal
  • cervical
  • ocular
  • TMJ
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What are the questionairs u can use to assess headache

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  1. Migrane disability assessment
  2. Headache disability index
  3. Beck depression index
  4. Headache symptom log
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3 HAs a week vs 4 HAs a week risks/outcomes

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3- headache associated w disability

> 4- depression and anxiety are sig greater in these pts

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What are the chronic headaches (6)

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  1. Tension type
  2. Migraine
  3. Migraine varients
  4. Cluster
  5. Cervicogenic
  6. Rebound
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4 classifications of tension type ha

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  1. Infrequent episodic tension type
  2. frequent episodic tension type
  3. Chronic tension type
  4. Probable tension-type
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overall look of tension type Ha

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front and back of head
starting in the morning and then worsening thru the day
Chronic >15days

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when do people usually get their first tension type HA

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40%- b4 20
40% between 20-40
18% between 40-50

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What precipitating factors may trigger a tension HA

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  • stress
  • change in sleep
  • meds
  • skipping meals
  • physical exertion
  • certain foods
  • female hormonal changes
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What triggers a TTH

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may have multiple triggers that have an additive effect of lowering the thresholdd of ha activation

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Infrequent episodic TTH criteria (4)

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  1. at least 10 episodes occurring <1d/m (<12x a year)
  2. lasts 30mins to 7 days
  3. Headache has <2 of these conditions (bilateral, pressing, mild/mod, not aggravating PA)
  4. Both no nausea/vomiting, no more than 1 of photophobia/phonophobia
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Episodic tension type HA criteria

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Ha >1 day/m and < 15m for at least 3m
Ha lasting 30mins to 7days
At least 2 of following (Pressing, mild/mod intensity, bilateral, no aggravation w PA_)
No nausea/vommiting, one of photophobia/phonophobia

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Chronic TTH crieria

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A. HA on >15d/m for >3m
B. lasts hours
C. Two of (bilateral loc, pressing, mild/mod, not aggravated by PA)
D. Not >1 photophobia, phonopobia

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14
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what % of pop goes thru chronic tension type HA

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3%

increases w age

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15
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Theories for tension-vascular spectrum ha

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  • Central mechanism
  • mm tenderness
  • chronic tension type headache (central opiod function)
  • NT def
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Pts w TTHA are more susceptible to what

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Perminatly and universillar more sensitive to pain stim

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Rebound HA stats

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40-70% of pts seeking care at headache or pain clinical clinics are thought to be suffering from this

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possible presentation of rebound headache hx

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Frequent use (2x w) of over the counter or prescription meds

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Rebound ha symptoms

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(similar to tension)

  • Daily or nearly daily HA
  • Bilateral Head pain
  • pressing/tightening quality
  • t/t neck and shoulder mm
20
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Possible HA red flags

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  • First HA or worst
  • Worsening pattern
  • Focal neuro signs
  • fever w HA
  • Change in mental status/personality
  • Rapid onset
  • progression
21
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Possible prodrome fx of migraine

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  • depression
  • irratability
  • restlessness
  • anorexia
  • may be associated w aura (10-20% of occurrences)
22
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migraine w aura criteria

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Atleat 2 of following

  1. Homonymous visual symptoms or unilateral sensory symptoms
  2. At least one aura develops gradually over >5mins
  3. Each symptom last >5m + <60 mins
23
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Migraine aura vs TIA

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Migrane

  • visual symtoms
  • GRADUAL ONSET
  • LASTS 60 MINS
  • HA FOLLOWS 50% of Time

TIA

  • visual LOSS
  • ABRUPT
  • Duration <15mins
  • HA is uncommon after
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migraine w/o aura criteria

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A. Atleast 5 attacks of the following:
B. HA lasts 4-72hrs, <15 days per month
C. HA has at least 2 of following (Unilateral, pulsating, mod to severe, aggravated by PA)
D. During HA at least one of (nausea/vom, photo/phonophobia)

25
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What is a probable migraine w or w/o aura criteria

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Furfils all but one criteria associated w each

26
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series of triggers for migraine

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(cascade)

  • CN inflammation
  • Substane P
  • Serotonin changes
  • Vasocontriction/dialation
  • HA
27
Q

some reported dietary triggers of migraine

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Tyramine

MSG

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Cluster HA criteria

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A. atleast 5 attacks
B. Severe unilateral orbital, supraorbital and/or temporal pain lasting 15 to 180 mins
C. HA associated w some eye condition
D. 1 every other day to 8x/dau

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series of events form cluster HA attack

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  1. predisposition and initiation of attack
  2. Pain (vasoactive intestinal peptide)
  3. Cranial parasympathetic activation
  4. Occulosympathetic failure
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Cervicogenic headache criteria

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A. Pain referred from a source in neck and perceived in one or more regions of head
B. Clinical/lab/imaging of disorder in neck
D. pain resolves within 3m after successful tx of causative disorder

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Cervicogenic HA pattern

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Pain unilateral
strongest in orbit/temple
-Also present in upper post neck
-Not disabling to ADLs
-No nausea/phono/photophobia