ArticleBritish journal of pain2012
Headache disorders: differentiating and managing the common subtypes.
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- Vagus nerve stimulation for primary headache disorders: An anatomical review to explain a clinical phenomenon.Cephalalgia : an international journal of headache · 2019Pooled it
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- Peripheral nerve blocks for primary and secondary headache disorders: review of current evidence and a practical approach.Journal of oral & facial pain and headache · 2026Review
- Stability of microRNAs in serum and plasma reveal promise as a circulating biomarker.Non-coding RNA research · 2025Article
- A prognostic model for early risk stratification in adult community-acquired suspected CNS infections: multicenter development and external validation.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Training, Awareness, and Clinical Perspectives of Pediatric Dentists on Headache and Migraine Management: A National Survey Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Hallmarks of primary headache: part 2- Tension-type headache.The journal of headache and pain · 2025Review
- Network analysis of headache diagnoses using international classification of headache disorders, 3rd edition.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Relationship Between Frequency Domain Indicators of Heart Rate Variability and Both Age and Duration of Illness in Patients with Headache: A Cross-Sectional Study.Biomedicines · 2024Article
- Headache in patients with non-functioning pituitary adenoma before and after transsphenoidal surgery - a prospective study.Pituitary · 2024Article
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- Exploring the Bidirectional Causal Pathways Between Smoking Behaviors and Headache: A Mendelian Randomization Study.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2024Article
- Prevalence and characteristics of headache among medical students in Egypt: a multicentric cross-sectional study.BMJ neurology open · 2024Article
- Evaluation of Dermatological and Neurological Aspects of the Relationship between Rosacea and Headaches.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Neuromodulation for Craniofacial Pain and Headaches.Biomedicines · 2023Review
- Low pressure headache and cerebral fat embolism from a sacral fracture through a Tarlov cyst: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2023Article
- Reactivation of Herpes Simplex Virus Following Sphenopalatine Ganglion Nerve Block: Case Report and Review of the Literature.A&A practice · 2023Review
- Migraine: Advances in the Pathogenesis and Treatment.Neurology international · 2023Review
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Abstract
Headache is an extremely common symptom and collectively headache disorders are among the most common of the nervous system disorders, with a prevalence of 48.9% in the general population.(1) Headache affects people of all ages, races and socioeconomic status and is more common in women. Some headaches are extremely debilitating and have significant impact on an individual's quality of life, imposing huge costs to healthcare and indirectly to the economy in general. Only a small proportion of headache disorders require specialist input. The vast majority can be effectively treated by a primary care physician or generalist with correct clinical diagnosis that requires no special investigation. Primary headache disorders - migraine, tension headache and cluster headache - constitute nearly 98% of all headaches; however, secondary headaches are important to recognise as they are serious and may be life threatening. This article provides an overview of the most common headache disorders and discusses the red flag symptoms that help identify serious causes that merit urgent specialist referral. The current pathway of headache care in the UK is discussed with a view to proposing a model that might fit well in the financially constrained National Health Service (NHS) and with new NHS reforms. The role of the national society, the British Association for the Study of Headache, and the patient organisations such as Migraine Trust in headache education to the professionals and the general public in shaping headache care in the UK is described. The article concludes by summarising evidence-based management of common headache diagnoses.
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