background: chronic daily headache (cdh) has gained little attention in functional neuro-imaging. when no structural abnormality is found in cdh, defining functional correlates between activated brain regions during headache bouts may provide unique insights towards understanding the pathophysiology of this type of headache. methods: we recruited four cdh cases for comprehensive assessments, in...

Chronic daily headache (CDH) is a heterogeneous group of headaches that includes primary and secondary varieties. Primary CDH is a frequent entity that probably affects 4% to 5% of the population. It can be subdivided into headaches of short duration (less than 4 hours per attack), like chronic cluster headache, and disorders of long duration (greater than 4 hours per attack). Primary CDH of lo...

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• Objective: To review the classification, diagnosis, and management of chronic daily headache (CDH). • Methods: Qualititative assessment of the literature. • Results: Many patients present to their physicians with frequent or even daily head pain. Careful evaluation of these patients is essential to rule out a number of possible secondary causes of persistent headache, such as trauma, vascular...

The following article is a Thomas Jefferson Headache Center headache rounds presentation. A 37-year-old woman, who reports a history of chronic sinusitis, developed sudden onset headache 1 1/2 years prior to her initial presentation at the Jefferson Headache Center. At that time she noted acute severe pressure-like pain bilaterally in her neck, which radiated to her forehead above her eyebrows....