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Headache in Pregnancy

Aka: Headache in Pregnancy, Migraine in Pregnancy
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  1. See Also
    1. Pregnancy Induced Hypertension
    2. Menstrual Migraine
  2. Types: Primary Headaches
    1. Tension Headache
    2. Migraine Headache
      1. Improves with pregnancy in up to 70% of patients
      2. Some cases of first Migraine occur in first trimester
        1. Associated with aura
    3. Chronic Daily Headache
  3. Differential Diagnosis: Secondary Headaches
    1. See Headache for other causes
    2. Antepartum Headache
      1. Pregnancy Induced Hypertension
    3. Postpartum Headache
      1. Post-epidural Headache
        1. Spinal Headache
        2. Pneumocephalus
      2. Cortical vein thrombosis
      3. Spontaneous Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
  4. Management
    1. See Nonpharmacologic Headache Treatment
    2. See Headache Medications in Pregnancy
    3. See Headache Medications in Lactation
  5. References
    1. Johnson (2004) Prim Care Office Pract 31:417-28
    2. Silberstein (2004) Neurol Clin 22:727-56

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