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chronic daily headache

Etiology: 1) analgesic rebound headache (transformed headache) 2) chronic migraine 3) chronic tension headache 4) new daily persistent headache 5) hemicrania continua 6) cluster headache 7) hypnic headache 8) paroxysmal hemicrania 9) SUNCT syndrome Radiology: - MRI neuroimaging significantly reduces costs for patients with high levels of psychiatric morbidity [2] Management: - prophylactic therapy

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analgesic rebound headache (transformed headache) hemicrania continua hypnic headache new daily persistent headache

General

headache chronic pain

References

  1. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 15, 18. American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2009, 2018.
  2. Howard L, Wessely S, Leese M et sl Are investigations anxiolytic or anxiogenic? A randomised controlled trial of neuroimaging to provide reassurance in chronic daily headache. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2005 Nov;76(11):1558-64. PMID: 16227551 Free PMC Article