Primary headache disorders

Dent Clin North Am. 2013 Jul;57(3):513-39. doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2013.04.005. Epub 2013 Jun 4.

Abstract

Primary headache disorders include migraine, tension-type headaches, and the trigeminal autonomic cephalgias (TACs). "Primary" refers to a lack of clear underlying causative pathology, trauma, or systemic disease. The TACs include cluster headache, paroxysmal hemicrania, and short-lasting neuralgiform headache attacks with conjunctival injection and tearing; hemicrania continua, although classified separately by the International Headache Society, shares many features of both migraine and the TACs. This article describes the features and treatment of these disorders.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acetaminophen / therapeutic use
  • Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / therapeutic use
  • Anticonvulsants / therapeutic use
  • Chronic Disease
  • Cluster Headache / diagnosis
  • Cluster Headache / drug therapy
  • Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Headache Disorders, Primary* / diagnosis
  • Headache Disorders, Primary* / drug therapy
  • Headache Disorders, Primary* / etiology
  • Humans
  • Indomethacin / therapeutic use
  • Lamotrigine
  • Migraine Disorders / diagnosis
  • Migraine Disorders / drug therapy
  • Paroxysmal Hemicrania / diagnosis
  • Paroxysmal Hemicrania / drug therapy
  • Paroxysmal Hemicrania / etiology
  • SUNCT Syndrome / diagnosis
  • SUNCT Syndrome / drug therapy
  • Sumatriptan / therapeutic use
  • Tension-Type Headache / diagnosis
  • Triazines / therapeutic use
  • Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgias / diagnosis
  • Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgias / physiopathology
  • Vasoconstrictor Agents / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
  • Anticonvulsants
  • Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors
  • Triazines
  • Vasoconstrictor Agents
  • Acetaminophen
  • Sumatriptan
  • Lamotrigine
  • Indomethacin