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Name 2 common triggers of cluster headaches.

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  1. EtOH
  2. drugs w/ vasodilator properties
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Name 4 general types of migraine prophylactic drugs.

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  1. beta blockers
  2. calcium channel blockers
  3. tricyclic antidepressants
  4. anti-epileptics
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Name the BVs in the cranium that carry pain fibers.

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  • dural veins or sinuses
  • meningeal arteries
  • extracranial and proximal intracranial arteries
  • extracranial veins
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Name 6 general types of migraine abortive meds.

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  1. aspirin
  2. acetaminophen
  3. NSAIDs
  4. ^^ med combos (+ caffeine, etc)
  5. SSRAs - selective
  6. SSRAs - nonselective
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What are 3 abortive txs for tension headache?

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  1. aspirin
  2. acetaminophen
  3. NSAIDs
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What is the premonitory phase of a migraine?

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alterations in mood, alertness, and/or appetite up to 24 hours before the HA

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Who is 4x more likely to get cluster headaches?

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men

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What are 4 prophylactic treatments for tension headache?

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  1. tricyclic antidepressants
  2. SSRIs (Prozac)
  3. psychotherapy
  4. PT
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What are the most common and health-threatening conditions that underly secondary headaches?

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  • meningitis
  • hemorrhage
  • intracranial HTN
  • giant cell arteritis
  • traumatic head injury
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At what age does giant cell arteritis present?

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80s-90s

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Who is 9x more likely to get ICP?

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women

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These are neuro symptoms preceding a HA (99% visual)

  • must be visual, sensory, language, motor, brainstem, or retinal changes AND at least 2 of:
    • unilateral symptoms
    • gradual devel over 5+ mins lasts 5-60 mins
    • accompanied or followed by migraine
    • ***30% of pts experience these
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the aura phase of a migraine

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Name some migraine triggers.

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  • missed meals
  • lack of adequate sleep
  • EtOH
  • caffeine withdrawal
  • PMS
  • “relief of stress”
  • certain foods (MSG, nitrtes, tyramine)
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What tests and results diagnose giant cell arteritis?

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  • elevated ESR
  • elevated CRP
  • positive temporal artery biopsy
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What is the name of the lesser intensity HA due to a small hemorrhage that heralds a subsequent massive hemorrhage?

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a sentinel HA

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What are the s/s of giant cell arteritis?

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  • jaw claudication
  • temporal artery region scalp tenderness
  • blindness
  • joint pain
  • constitutional symptoms
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This is the post-event exhaustion and lethargy in a migraine.

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the resolution phase

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Before or simultaneously with the onset of _____ symptoms, regional cerebral blood flow is decreased in the cortex corresponding to the clinically affected area or wider.

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aura

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Before or simultaneously with the onset of aura symptoms, ______ is decreased in the cortex corresponding to the clinically affected area or wider.

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regional cerebral blood flow

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This is caused by sensory stim of a particular area w/in the trigeminal sensory innervation.

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trigeminal neuralgia

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What is the aura phase of a migraine?

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  • neuro symptoms preceding a HA (99% visual)
  • must be visual, sensory, language, motor, brainstem, or retinal changes AND at least 2 of:
    • unilateral symptoms
    • gradual devel over 5+ mins
    • lasts 5-60 mins
    • accompanied or followed by migraine
    • ***30% of pts experience these***
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What is a secondary headache?

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  • associated with underlying conditions or systemic pathology
  • constant
  • 10% of all headaches
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DX?

  • at least 10 episodes of HA that last 30 mins to 7 days
  • at least 2 of the following:
    • pressing or tightening sensation
    • mild to moderate severity
    • bilateral
    • not aggravated by phys activity
    • NO nausea/vomiting
    • EITHER photophobia OR phonophobia
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tension headache

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Name 3 basic structures that carry pain fibers in the cranium.

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  1. the meninges
  2. certain BVs
  3. the dermis
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What is a primary headache?
* no known cause * 90% of all headaches * chronic or episodic * can be tension, migraine, or trigeminal autonomic cephalagias
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Dx? * jaw claudication * temporal artery region scalp tenderness * blindness * joint pain * constitutional symptoms
giant cell arteritis
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What is the resolution phase of a migraine?
the post-event exhaustion and lethargy
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Name 3 causes of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH).
1. trauma 2. ruptured aneurism 3. AV malformation
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Name 5 alternative/non-pharm treatments for migraines.
1. supplements (Mg, B2, Butterbur) 2. sleep 3. acupuncture 4. botox 5. biofeedback
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Name 6 abortive txs for cluster headaches.
1. O2 2. triptans 3. ergotamine derivatives 4. lidocaine 5. corticosteroids 6. nerve blocks
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What are the 4 phases of a migraine attack?
1. premonitory 2. aura 3. HA and assoc symptoms 4. resolution
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What are the 3 prophylactic txs for cluster headaches?
1. calcium channel blockers 2. lithium 3. anti-epileptics
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Dx? very brief pain in the trigeminal nerve dist. lasting less than 1 sec up to 2 mins * pain is one of the following: * intense * sharp * superficial * stabbing
trigeminal neuralgia
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What is diagnostic for trigeminal neuralgia?
* very brief pain in the trigeminal nerve dist. lasting less than 1 sec up to 2 mins * pain is one of the following: * intense * sharp * superficial * stabbing
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What is the diagnostic criteria of cluster headache?
* at least 5 episodes of severe, unilateral, periorbital and/or temporal pain that lasts 15-180 mins * recurs at least e/o day up to 8x/day * one of the following ipsillaterally: * conjunctival injection * lacrimation * nasal congestion * rhinorrhea * eyelid edema * ptosis * miosis * facial swelling * ear fullness * restlessness/agitation
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What is the diagnostic criteria for migraine?
* at least 5 recurring HAs that last 4-72 hours characterized by at least 2: * unilateral * pulsating * moderate to severe intensity * pain increases w/ phys activity * AND at least 1 of these: * nausea/vomiting * photophobia/phonophobia
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What often precedes subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH)?
a sentinel HA (a lesser intensity HA due to a small hemorrhage that heralds a subsequent massive hemorrhage)
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What are the diagnostic criteria of tension headache?
* at least 10 episodes of HA that last 30 mins to 7 days * at least 2 of the following: * pressing or tightening sensation * mild to moderate severity * bilateral * not aggravated by phys activity * NO nausea/vomiting * EITHER photophobia OR phonophobia
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Before or simultaneously with the onset of aura symptoms, regional cerebral blood flow is _____ in the cortex corresponding to the clinically affected area or wider.
decreased
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What triggers trigeminal neuralgia?
sensory stim of a particular area w/in the trigeminal sensory innervation
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What are the 3 txs for trigeminal neuralgia?
1. anti-epileptics (gabapentin, pregablin, carbamazepine, topiramate) 2. baclofen 3. surgical decompression of the nerve
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This is an alteration in mood, alertness, and/or appetite up to 24 hours before the HA.
the premonitory phase of a migraine
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What is the pathophys behind trigeminal neuralgia?
* vascular compression of the trigeminal nerve * demyelination of the trigeminal nerve w/in the pons
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What innervates the structures in the cranium that carry pain fibers?
* the trigeminal nerve * roots C2-C4
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Dx? * at least 5 recurring HAs that last 4-72 hours characterized by at least 2: * unilateral * pulsating * moderate to severe intensity * pain increases w/ phys activity * AND at least 1/2 of these: * nausea/vomiting * photophobia/phonophobia
migraines
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What is a sentinel HA?
a lesser intensity HA due to a small hemorrhage that heralds a subsequent massive hemorrhage
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What is the most common cause of a sudden, intense, incapacitating, "thunderclap, worst headache of my life" headache?
subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH)
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Where does HA from uncontrolled HTN usually occur?
at the vertex

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