ReviewCurrent pain and headache reports2020
Headache in the Older Population: Causes, Diagnoses, and Treatments.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.
- Systematic review of late-onset aura related to migraine: an overlooked phenomenon.Acta neurologica Belgica · 2025Pooled it
- Burden of Tension-Type Headache Among Older Adults in the Middle East and North Africa Region, 1990-2023.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Geriatric Migraine, Geroscience, and Sustainable Development Goals: Bridging Clinical Complexity and Public Health Priorities.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- The effective perospirone augmentation with clonazepam for treatment-resistant burning mouth syndrome: A case report.Neuropsychopharmacology reports · 2024Article
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- Characteristics and comorbidities of headache in patients over 50 years of age: a cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
- Episodic Migraine and Older Adults.Current pain and headache reports · 2022Review
- Acupuncture and Its Role in the Treatment of Migraine Headaches.Neurology and therapy · 2020Review
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Abstract
purpose of reviewPrimary headaches are less common and differ in presentation in older versus younger individuals. Secondary headaches become more common among older patients. RECENT
findingsDiagnosis and management of headaches in those > 65 years are discussed. Migraine and tension-type headaches are rarely new onset in this age group and should be a diagnosis of exclusion. In older individuals, migraine is more likely to be bilateral with less sensory sensitivities. Migraine aura may present without headache; careful assessment is needed to exclude stroke. Other primary headaches discussed include cough, hypnic, and other headaches. Secondary causes discussed include giant cell arteritis, trigeminal post-herpetic neuropathy, sleep apnea, cardiac cephalgia, cervicogenic pain, vascular etiologies, medications, and burning-mouth syndrome. In older individuals, primary headaches are diagnoses of exclusion, and treatment is affected by comorbidities and polypharmacy. Secondary headaches are a major consideration requiring appropriate workup. Many treatments can safely be offered regardless of age.
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