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Chronic Non-Progressive HeadacheAka: Chronic Daily Headache

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  1. See Also
    1. Headache
    2. Headache Causes
    3. Acute Recurrent Headache
    4. Acute Generalized Headache
    5. Acute Localized Headache
    6. Chronic Progressive Headache
  2. Epidemiology
    1. Prevalence
      1. Headaches >15 days/month: 5% of U.S. population
      2. Migraine Headaches: 25% of the U.S. population
    2. References
      1. Castillo (1999) {a 14377} 39:190
  3. Differential Diagnosis: Chronic daily Headache
    1. Primary Headache
      1. Tension Headache
      2. Migraine Headache
        1. Under-recognized
        2. Accounts for 95% of Headache presentations
      3. Migraine Tension-Type Headache complex
        1. Usually evolved from Migraine Headache
      4. Analgesic or Ergotamine Rebound Headache
        1. In one third of chronic daily Headache patients
    2. Secondary Headache
      1. See Chronic Progressive Headaches (Organic Headache)
      2. Myofacial pain
        1. Cervical spine disorder
        2. Temperomandibular joint dysfunction
      3. Obstructive Sleep Apnea
  4. Evaluation
    1. See Headache History
    2. See Headache Examination
    3. See Headache Diagnostic Testing
      1. Indications
        1. See Headache Red Flags
      2. Cases in which diagnostic testing can be avoided
        1. No Headache Red Flags suggesting Organic Headache
        2. Stable Headache pattern for >6 months
        3. No associated neurologic changes

Chronic Daily Headache (C0752147)

ConceptsDisease or Syndrome (T047)
MSHD020773
EnglishChronic Daily Headache, Chronic Daily Headaches
SourcesMSH
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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