HEADACHE & TRIGEMINAL Neuralgia Flashcards

1
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Pain SENSITIVE STRUCTURE of BRAIN

🧠⚡Pain Sensitive Means Dura Feels Chilling² Pain ⚡

A
  1. Periosteum
  2. Scalp
  3. Middle Meningeal ARTERY
  4. Duramater
  5. Falx cerebri
  6. Circle of WILLIS
  7. CN 5, 9, 10
  8. Pial Arteries (PROXIMAL part)
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Pain INSENSITIVE STRUCTURE IN BRAIN

🧠⚡ ABCDE⚡

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  1. Arachnoidmater & Piamater
  2. Brain Parenchyma
  3. Choroid Plexus
  4. Dura over convexity of skull
  5. Ependyma
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🌸 TYPES of HEADACHE

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⭐ 1° HEADACHE
⭐ 2° HEADACHE

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Benign ➕ Recurrent ➕ No Organic Disease

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1° headache

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Causes of 1° HEADACHE

🧠⚡T²IME⚡

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  1. Tension type
  2. Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalgias
  3. Idiopathic STABBING
  4. Migraine
  5. Exertional
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Dangerous vs NON-DANGEROUS HEADACHE

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Dangerous headache: ICP ⬆️ ⬆️

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Mechanism of PRODUCTION OF HEADACHE

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⚡⚡ MOST COMMON TYPE OF 1° HEADACHE

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Tension Type Headache

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Middle aged Female

Headache: Fullness, Tightness Band like or Pressure

Steady Pain

Stress ± Depression (33%)

Chronicity (> 15 days/month)

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Tension Type Headache

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Patient is NEVER DISTURBED FROM SLEEP in which type of HEADACHE

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Tension Type Headache

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Duration of HEADACHE in TENSION TYPE HEADACHE

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> 30 mins (4-6 hrs)

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Headache symptoms that suggest SERIOUS Underlying DISORDER

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  1. Sudden onset
  2. 1st EVER HEADACHE
  3. WORST HEADACHE EVER
  4. VOMITING F/b Headache
  5. Subacute worsening
  6. Disturbs sleep
  7. Pain induced by BENDING, LIFTING or COUGHING
  8. SYSTEMIC ILLNESS ➕
  9. Age > 55 yrs
  10. Abnormal Neurological Examination
  11. Fever (OR) Unexplained Systemic symptoms
  12. Pain ASSOCIATED with LOCAL tenderness (TEMPORAL Artery)
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Raised ICT
⚡⚡ MOST COMMON DIAGNOSTIC FEATURE

A

Papilledema

Bradycardia
Hypertension

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💊💉 MANAGEMENT of TENSION TYPE HEADACHE

⭐ ACUTE ATTACK
⭐ CHRONIC TTH

A

⭐ ACUTE ATTACK
🎯 NSAID

⭐ CHRONIC TTH
🎯 Prophylaxis with AMITRIPTYLINE (TCA)

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🌸 TYPES of MIGRAINE

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  1. Migraine without AURA (COMMON MIGRAINE)
  2. Migraine with AURA ( Classical MIGRAINE)
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RARE TYPES OF MIGRAINE
🧠⚡BOHR Family ⚡

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  1. Basilar Migraine
  2. Opthalmoplegic Migraine
  3. Hemiplegic Migraine
  4. Retinal Migraine
  5. Familial HEMIPLEGIC Migraine (Calcium Channelopathy)
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Familial HEMIPLEGIC Migraine: 🌸 TYPES

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  1. FHM1: Calcium Channelopathy (CACNAIA)
  2. FHM2: Na-K ATPase (ATP1A2)
  3. FHM3: Na channel (SCN1A)
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SCN1A gene mutation is seen in

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  1. Familial HEMIPLEGIC Migraine 3
  2. DRAVET SYNDROME
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Stages of MIGRAINE headache

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  1. Prodrome
  2. Aura
  3. Headache
  4. Postdrome
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20
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For DIAGNOSIS of

⭐ COMMON MIGRAINE
⭐ CLASSICAL MIGRAINE

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⭐ COMMON MIGRAINE
Minimum: 5 ATTACKS, each lasting 4-72 hours

⭐ CLASSICAL MIGRAINE
Minimum: 2 ATTACKS, each lasting 4-72 hours
✨ Features of CLASSICAL AURA MUST be ➕

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Features of MIGRAINE AURA

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  1. Gradual onset > 40min
  2. Lasting < 60min
  3. Fully Reversible
  4. Headache after 60 mins or simultaneously without AURA
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U/L HEADACHE

A

✨ MIGRAINE
✨ TRIGEMINAL AUTONOMIC CEPHALGIA

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⚡⚡ MOST COMMON MIGRAINE AURA

🧠⚡ VASE⚡

A

Visual
⬇️
Auditory
⬇️
Sensory

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⚡⚡ MOST COMMON VISUAL AURA IN MIGRAINE

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Zig Zag lines
⬇️
Fortification spectra
Scintillating SCOTOMA
Tunnel Vision
transient Visual loss

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25
Q

2 Days Prior to Migraine Headache

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Mood changes
Irritability
Depression

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Sensory Aura in MIGRAINE

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Tingling sensation in Hand, spreading to ARMS ➡️ Lips & Tongue

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Features of MIGRAINE HEADACHE

🧠⚡SULTANS ⚡

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  1. Severe or Moderate INTENSITY
  2. U/L
  3. Throbbing
  4. Activity Worsens Headache
  5. Nausea & Vomiting
  6. Sensitivity to Light & Sound
    (Photophobia, Phonophobia, Osmophobia)

⭐ AFTER HEADACHE, PATIENT FEELS LETHARGIC & DEPRESSED for 2 Days

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Precipitating FACTOR for MIGRAINE

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  1. Glare
  2. Bright Light
  3. Sound
  4. Hunger
  5. Stress Excess
  6. Physical Exertion
  7. Hormonal Fluctuations during MENSES
  8. Lack (OR) Excess of Sleep
  9. Alcohol
  10. Chemical stimulation
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29
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Vascular theory of MIGRAINE

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30
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Serotonin theory of MIGRAINE

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⬇️ Serotonin levels in Brain

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Q

⚡⚡ MOST IMPORTANT CYTOKINE IN MIGRAINE

A

CGRP
(Calcitonin Gene Related Peptide)

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32
Q

Central Pathogenicity of MIGRAINE

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Trigeminovascular complex

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33
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Ophthalmoplegic MIGRAINE

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Headache ➕ TRANSIENT & Reversible U/L 3rd CN PALSY

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MIGRAINE Headache

Ataxia

Vertigo

Tinnitus

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Basilar Migraine

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Hemiplagia

MIGRAINE headache

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Familial HEMIPLEGIC Migraine

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36
Q

MIGRAINE

Transient MONOCULAR VISION LOSS

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Retinal MIGRAINE

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37
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Episodic Disabling Headache > 6months duration with NORMAL Neurological Examination is MIGRAINE, unless proven otherwise

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38
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💊💉 MANAGEMENT of MILD Acute MIGRAINE

🧠⚡ ⚡

A
  1. Paracetamol (OR) NSAID
    ✨ Naproxen 550mg BD
    ✨ Ibuprofen 400mg Q4H
  2. Anti-ematics
    ✨ Metoclopramide 5-10 mg OD
39
Q

💊💉 MANAGEMENT of MODERATE MIGRAINE

A
  1. ORAL TRIPTANS
    Eletriptan 40-80mg
    (OR)
    Rizatriptan 5-10mg
    (OR)
    Almotriptan 12.5-25mg
  2. Anti-ematics
    ✨ Metoclopramide 5-10 mg OD
40
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💊💉 MANAGEMENT of SEVERE to VERY SEVERE Acute MIGRAINE

A

⭐ Sumatriptan 6mg SC inj
(Repeat after 1 hour, if not RESOLVED)

(OR)

⭐ I/N SUMATRIPTAN (OR) ZOLMITRIPTAN


2. Anti-ematics
✨ Metoclopramide 5-10 mg OD

41
Q

Triptans
🧠⚡FRiENdS⚡

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  1. Frovatriptan
  2. Rizatriptan
  3. Eletriptan
  4. Naritriptan
  5. Sumatriptan
  6. Zolmitriptan
42
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⭐ Triptan with MAXIMUM EFFICACY

⭐ Triptan with MINIMUM EFFICACY

A

⭐ Triptan with MAXIMUM EFFICACY
🎯 RIZATRIPTAN

⭐ Triptan with MINIMUM EFFICACY
🎯 SUMATRIPTAN

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LONGEST ACTING TRIPTAN
🧠⚡Forever lasting ⚡

A

Frovatriptan

44
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SAFEST TRIPTAN IN PREGNANCY

A

Sumatriptan

45
Q

FASTEST ACTING TRIPTAN

A

Rizatriptan

46
Q

Triptan with LEAST ORAL BIOAVAILABILITY

A

Sumatriptan

47
Q

DITANS

A

5HT1F AGONISTS
⬇️
LASMIDITAN
⬇️
USE: MIGRAINE

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Q

🤢😳SIDE EFFECTS🥴😵 of TRIPTANS

A
49
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🚫 CONTRAINDICATION of TRIPTAN

A
  1. CVA
  2. CAD
  3. Peripheral Vascular Diseases
50
Q

Monoclonal antibodies against CGRP Receptor

A

ERENUMAB
RIMEGEPANT
UBROGEPANT

51
Q

Anti-CGRP
🧠⚡cdEFG… ⚡

A

EPTINEZUMAB
FREMANEZUMAB
GALCANEZUMAB

52
Q

Prophylaxis of MIGRAINE
🧠⚡Flunarezine Can P-RE-VE-NT Migraine⚡

A
  1. Flunarezine
  2. Cyproheptadine
  3. Propranolol
  4. Pizotifen
  5. Release GABA ➡️ Gabapentin
  6. Valproate
  7. Venlafaxine
  8. Nortriptyline & Amitriptyline
  9. Topiramate
  10. Methysergide
53
Q

Class I DRUGS FOR MIGRAINE Prophylaxis
🧠⚡PVT ⚡

A
  1. Propranolol
  2. Valproate
  3. Topiramate
54
Q

Class II DRUGS FOR MIGRAINE Prophylaxis

A

Venlafaxine
TCA

55
Q

Class III DRUGS FOR MIGRAINE Prophylaxis

A
  1. Pizotifen
  2. Flunarizine
  3. Clonidine
  4. Candesartan
56
Q

Newer TREATMENT modalities for MIGRAINE
🧠⚡GOES ⚡

A
  1. Greater Occipital Nerve Block
  2. Onabotulinum Toxin A
  3. ERENUMAB
  4. Supraorbital Transcutaneous Stimulation
57
Q

MIGRAINE is commonly misdiagnosed as SINUS Headache
Why?

A
  1. Pain is often located over Sinus
  2. Migraine is TRIGGERED by Weather changes
  3. Tearing & Nasal Congestion is COMMON: DUE TO: Autonomic symptoms in MIGRAINE
  4. Sinus medications may help to abort Migraine episode
58
Q

🌸 TYPES of TRIGEMINAL AUTONOMIC CEPHALGIA
🧠⚡PCS² H ⚡

A
  1. Paroxysmal Hemicrania
  2. Cluster Headache
  3. SUNCT: Short lasting U/L Neuralgic Headache with Conjunctival Congestion & Tearing
  4. SUNA: Short lasting U/L Neuralgiform Headache with Cranial Autonomic features
  5. Hemicrania Continua
59
Q

⚡⚡ MOST COMMON TYPE OF TRIGEMINAL AUTONOMIC CEPHALGIA

A

Cluster Headache

60
Q

SUNA

A

Short lasting U/L Neuralgiform Headache with Cranial Autonomic features

61
Q

SUNCT

A

SUNCT: Short lasting U/L Neuralgic Headache with Conjunctival Congestion & Tearing

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Q

Diagnostic feature of TAC

A

I/L headache

Any 1:
1. Conjunctival injection
2. Nasal congestion
3. Rhinorrhea
4. Eyelid edema
5. Forehead & Facial Sweating
6. Flushing of Face & forehead
7. Fullness in Ear
8. Miosis or Ptosis

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Difference BETWEEN CLUSTER HEADACHE, PAROXYSMAL HEMICRANIA & SUNCT (OR) SUNA

A
64
Q

⭐ Alcohol is the TRIGGER for which TAC

⭐ CUTANEOUS TRIGGER for which TAC

A

⭐ Alcohol is the TRIGGER for which TAC
🎯 Cluster Headache

⭐ CUTANEOUS TRIGGER for which TAC
🎯 SUNCT (OR) SUNA

65
Q

Indomethacin is useful for treatment of which TAC

A

🎯 PAROXYSMAL HEMICRANIA
🎯 HEMICRANIA CONTINUA

66
Q

Shortest LASTING HEADACHE in which TAC

A

SUNA (OR) SUNCT

67
Q

IV LIGNOCAINE is used for treatment of which HEADACHE

A

SUNCT

68
Q

No effective Treatment is available for which TAC

A

Paroxysmal HEMICRANIA

69
Q

SUICIDE HEADACHE

A

Cluster HEADACHE

70
Q

⚡⚡ MOST SEVERE HEADACHE

A

Cluster Headache

71
Q

U/L PHOTOPHOBIA seen in

A

Cluster Headache

72
Q

Young MALE

H/O alcohol intake

SEVERE HEADACHE

RESTLESS & AGGRESSIVE

NOCTURNAL HEADACHE

PHOTOPHOBIA & AUTONOMIC FEATURES

A

Cluster Headache

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Q

Headache features of CLUSTER HEADACHE

A

Site: Orbit & Temple
Type: Stabbing & Boring
Severity: Very Severe EXCRUCIATING
Attack frequency: 1-8 times per day
Duration: 15 min to 3 hrs
Migraine like features ➕

74
Q

TAC predominant in MALES

TAC predominant in FEMALES

A

TAC predominant in MALES
🎯 Cluster Headache

TAC predominant in FEMALES
🎯 SUNCT
🎯 HEMICRANIA CONTINUA

75
Q

TAC more common in NIGHT

A

Cluster HEADACHE

76
Q

Migrane-like features is seen in which TAC

A
  1. Cluster Headache
  2. Paroxysmal HEMICRANIA
77
Q

🩺 IOC for HEMICRANIA CONTINUA

A

MRI

78
Q

TRIGEMINAL Neuralgia

A

Paroxysms of INTENSE BRIEF SHOCK LIKE SUPERFICIAL PAIN along the distribution of TRIGEMINAL NERVE

79
Q

⚡⚡ MOST COMMON BRANCH OF TRIGEMINAL involved in TRIGEMINAL Neuralgia

A

V2: MAXILLARY

80
Q

Cutaneous Trigger ➕

Refractory Period

U/L Intense Pain

Patient Winces & Sit Silently

A

TRIGEMINAL Neuralgia

81
Q

⭐ U/L TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA cause

⭐ B/L TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA cause

A

⭐ U/L TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA cause
🎯 Compressive etiology: Superior Cerebellar Artery

⭐ B/L TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA cause
🎯 Demyelination etiology: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

82
Q

TIC DOULOUREUX
(OR)
Prosopalgia
(OR)
Fothergill’s Disease

A

Trigeminal Neuralgia

83
Q

🔬DIAGNOSIS of TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA

A

3D MRI

84
Q

DOC: TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA

A

Carbamazepine > > Lamotrigene
Carbamezepine 100-200mg OD, increase im 2-3wks to 200-400mg

Others: SC BOTOX

85
Q

Surgical 💊💉 MANAGEMENT of TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA

A

Microvascular Decompression

86
Q

HLA B-1502 ➕ Carbamazepine

A

SJS

87
Q

Glossopharyngeal NEURALGIA
Synonyms

A

Eagle’s SYNDROME

88
Q

SUDDEN Pain in TONSIL BED, THROAT & ANGLE OF JAW

CARDIAC CONDUCTION ANOMALIES

⬆️ ⬆️ by Swallowing Coughing Yawning

A

Eagle SYNDROME

89
Q

Small Circumscribed areas of CONTINUOUS PAIN on the HEAD

A

Nummular Headache

90
Q

Causes of 2° HEADACHE

A