To delineate the differences in clinical characteristics and evaluate the outcome between primary and secondary cough headache, 83 consecutive patients (59M/24F, mean age 61.5 +/- 17.7 years) with cough headache (1.2%) out of 7100 patients in a headache clinic were studied. All of them received brain imaging studies. Most did not have relevant brain lesions (n = 74, 89.2%, primary group) except...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE New-onset headache in elderly patients is generally suggestive of a high probability of secondary headache, and the subtypes of primary headache diagnoses are still unclear in the elderly. This study investigated the characteristics of headache with an older age at onset (≥65 years) and compared the characteristics between younger and older age groups. METHODS We prospe...

Abstract Background Epilepsy and primary headache disorders are two relatively common neurological their relationship is still a matter of debate. We aimed to estimate the prevalence clinical features in patients with epilepsy. Methods 62 subjects aged ≥ 18 years were recruited from hospital’s neurology outpatient clinic period January April 2018. The further divided into equal groups, epilepti...

Primary stabbing headache is an ultra-short headache, associated with primary headaches, more prevalent in women and with a poor response to therapy. The effect of botulinum neurotoxin type-A (BoNTA) on primary stabbing headache was investigated in 24 patients. Three patients showed complete remission. Nineteen patients showed a decrease in their primary stabbing headaches that started in the s...

Headache is the fourth most common reason for adult patients to present to the emergency department. Approximately two-thirds of these visits are for primary headache disorders, such as migraine, cluster, and tensiontype headache. When evaluating a patient with headache in the emergency department, the physician must fi rst decide if the headache represents a primary headache disorder or whethe...

Headache is a common condition, accounting for many specialist office visits annually. International Headache Society classification and diagnostic guidelines are invaluable tools for evaluating the headache patient. These guidelines can be enhanced with clinical clues that aid in determining whether a particular headache is primary or secondary. The secondary causes of pain must be ruled out; ...

British Journal of General Practice, August 2013 443 IntroDuCtIon NICE has developed guidelines on management of primary headache disorders in young people and adults.1 The guideline is intended for non-specialist use, particularly for use in primary care where the majority of headaches can be safely diagnosed and managed. Four per cent of adults have a primary care consultation for headache pe...

Headache is a common symptom caused by a wide variety of diseases. Primary headaches include migraine, cluster headache, tension-type headache, and other less common diseases. It is important to differentiate these headaches from secondary headaches caused by vascular, neoplastic, infectious, metabolic, or toxic disorders. Most primary headaches have a genetic basis, with environmental factors ...