Vascular Headaches

Headache

Vascular headache

Karen Davis (neuroscientist)

Metofoline

NIH classification of headaches

Isometheptene

Papaverine

Borax

Harold Wolff

Cluster headache

Ergot

Universal Laboratories Building

James W. Lance

Migraine

Sodium benzoate

International Classification of Headache Disorders

List of MeSH codes (C10)

Birth control pill formulations

List of MeSH codes (C14)

H1 antagonist

List of adverse effects of paroxetine

Facial nerve decompression

Gluten

Hoag (health network)

Loyola University Medical Center

Headache

Vladimir Kozlov (politician)

Migraine treatment

Hypnic headache

Thunderclap headache

Lassa mammarenavirus

Migraines16

• Because the pain can be quite intense, brain tumor headaches are sometimes confused with migraines. (healthline.com)
• The new findings emerged from a study that included information on migraines, tension headaches and body fat among 33,176 Norwegians who responded to questionnaires on the subject between 2006 and 2008. (drweil.com)
• Their study showed that obesity was linked with increased odds of having migraines with aura and migraines without aura (temporary visual or other symptoms that can precede the headache) among both men and women particularly in those less than 50 years of age. (drweil.com)
• If you're among the 37 million Americans who suffer from the throbbing pain of migraines, you know all too well how stress can trigger these debilitating headaches. (swedishinstitute.edu)
• Prolonged stress can lead to health issues, including headaches and migraines, among other risks. (swedishinstitute.edu)
• For example, the prevalence of severe headaches or migraines is 20.7% in women and 9.7% in men. (nih.gov)
• Migraines are vascular in origin, and may be preceded by visual disturbances, loss of peripheral vision, and fatigue. (mountsinai.org)
• As background, the challenged patents themselves explained that CGRP had previously been noted for its possible connection to vasomotor symptoms such as migraines and other vascular headaches. (worldservicesgroup.com)
• The most common types of chronic daily headache are chronic migraines and chronic tension-type headaches. (aafp.org)
• There are MANY different types of headaches, of which migraines are a common type. (oaklandchiropractor.net)
• Pizotifen is used to prevent the occurrence of migraines and cluster headaches. (dokteronline.com)
• Pizotifen can prevent migraines and cluster headaches in people who regularly suffer from these extremely painful conditions. (dokteronline.com)
• However, the cause of migraines and cluster headaches is not yet completely understood. (dokteronline.com)
• Pizotifen is used when a person suffers from recurrent migraines or cluster headaches. (dokteronline.com)
• This medication can only be used to prevent migraines and cluster headaches and will not stop them once they start. (dokteronline.com)
• Take pizotifen tablets to prevent migraines and cluster headaches - they cannot be used to treat them once they begin. (dokteronline.com)

Trigeminal1

• Altered resting-state effective connectivity of trigeminal vascular system in migraine without aura: A spectral dynamic causal modeling study. (medscape.com)

Symptoms19

• What are the symptoms of a tension-type headache ? (medlineplus.gov)
• However, it's wise to talk to your doctor whenever you have a new concern, like headaches and accompanying symptoms. (healthline.com)
• But whether the symptoms are those of a stroke or brain tumor, consult your doctor if your condition worsens from a mild headache into something else. (healthline.com)
• Whether the symptoms of headache are due to sinus disease should be determined through an examination by a physician. (headaches.org)
• However, vascular headaches can cause similar symptoms. (headaches.org)
• Symptoms are typically worse on movement and may last from 4 to 72 h, though a substantial number of sufferers (three million in the US) develop chronic daily headache (CDH). (frontiersin.org)
• Research suggests that a cup of coffee could help relieve migraine symptoms and even stop it if consumed at the very early stage of a headache. (nestle-family.com)
• Many people with cluster headache experience at least a 5-year delay in having their symptoms correctly diagnosed as cluster headache. (adam.com)
• While prior to care the child's symptoms had been stable for 18 months, following two months of care his mother noted positive changes in behavior and reduction in his complaints of headaches and neck pain symptoms. (researchgate.net)
• If you have headaches in any of these locations in addition to other symptoms of sinusitis, it is possible that sinusitis is causing them. (ucihealth.org)
• You have speech, vision, or movement problems or loss of balance, especially if you have not had these symptoms with a headache before. (mountsinai.org)
• In this week's Cases of the Week, the Federal Circuit reviewed .final written decisions from multiple inter partes reviews brought by Eli Lilly against Teva Pharmaceuticals patents relating to compositions and methods for treating headaches and other vasomotor symptoms. (worldservicesgroup.com)
• An alcohol-induced headache may fall into many categories and whilst they are painful and unpleasant, there are things that can be done to relieve the symptoms. (beerdelux.com)
• Infection begins with non-specific symptoms like fever, headache, and muscle pain, but unmitigated damage to the vascular endothelium quickly results in organ failure, necrosis, and ultimately death. (cdc.gov)
• In addition, certain medications - such as nitroglycerin, prescribed for a heart condition, and estrogen, prescribed for menopausal symptoms - are notorious causes of headache. (zana.com)
• Is the headache accompanied by other symptoms? (zana.com)
• Major CMDs signs and symptoms include pain, impairment of jaw movements, joint sounds and headaches 17 . (bvsalud.org)
• ON is a type of headache that describes the irritation of the GON and the signs and symptoms associated with it 7 . (bvsalud.org)
• The pain in TTH is not exacerbated by physical activity and there are no other symptoms associated with this headache 15 . (bvsalud.org)

Tension headaches1

• ROKICKI and colleagues, Department of Psychology, Ohio University, Athens Georgia USA studied the use of combined relaxation and biofeedback therapy for tension headaches. (positivehealth.com)

Cluster headache14

• Headaches that were described as being vascular headaches include:[citation needed] Cluster headache Migraine Toxic headache "Classification and diagnostic criteria for headache disorders, cranial neuralgias and facial pain. (wikipedia.org)
• A cluster headache ? (medlineplus.gov)
• Cluster headache attacks occur very suddenly and without warning, with the pain peaking within 15 minutes. (adam.com)
• A new injectable drug (galcanezumab, Emgality) has recently been approved by the FDA for episodic cluster headache prevention. (adam.com)
• People should also identify and avoid any triggers, such as alcohol use and cigarette smoking, which may provoke cluster headache attacks. (adam.com)
• Most cluster headache attacks occur between early evening and early morning hours, with a peak time of midnight to 3 a.m. (adam.com)
• About 90% of people with cluster headache experience episodic cycles. (adam.com)
• Cluster headache attacks tend to occur with great regularity at the same time of day. (adam.com)
• [ 1 ] Most patients who present with headache have 1 of the following 3 main headache syndromes: migraine, cluster headache, or tension headache. (medscape.com)
• Vitamin D concentrations in patients with cluster headache: A matched case-control study. (medscape.com)
• Transient side shift of cluster headache attacks after unilateral greater occipital nerve injection. (medscape.com)
• A cluster headache is a recurring severe headache that appears as a sudden sharp pain on one side of the head or around the eye area. (dokteronline.com)
• A migraine or cluster headache can affect a person's quality of life as it is almost impossible to function when they occur. (dokteronline.com)
• However, you can take ordinary painkillers alongside pizotifen if a migraine or cluster headache begins while you are taking this medication, but you should do this on the advice of a doctor. (dokteronline.com)

Severe7

• The incapacitating features of migraine include episodic severe headache, accompanied by pain or severe discomfort in response to normal light, sounds, smells, touch, and often associated with nausea, vomiting, or vertigo. (frontiersin.org)
• Migraine is recurrent, vascular (throbbing) headache that can be severe and disabling. (drweil.com)
• Thus, this medication should be given only to those whose vascular headaches are frequent and severe or uncontrollable and are under close medical supervision. (northdrugstore.com)
• Headache can be a symptom of many underlying pathologies, some of which can lead to severe disability and mortality. (nih.gov)
• A migraine is a severe, throbbing headache that starts on the side or front of the head and can last for several hours. (dokteronline.com)
• Pizotifen works by reducing the size of the blood vessels in the brain, as when they expand it is believed this causes a migraine or severe headache. (dokteronline.com)
• Headaches are an important public health issue that impact the lives of a significant of the world's population, affecting patients with severe pain, nausea and sometimes visual impairment. (zana.com)

20231

• 2023. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Davis-Drug-Guide/50954/all/vascular_headache_suppressants. (unboundmedicine.com)

Sinusitis5

• The headache of sinus origin or acute sinusitis is usually associated with constant pain and tenderness over the affected sinus, a deep dull ache, and exaggerated by head movements or straining. (headaches.org)
• Sinusitis is a frequent cause of headaches or facial pain. (ucihealth.org)
• Though sinusitis may be purely responsible for headache, it is just as important to establish when a headache is not due to sinusitis. (ucihealth.org)
• In some cases, sinusitis and headache disorders occur together, potentially necessitating treatment for both simultaneously. (ucihealth.org)
• Shir Shuladi Vraj rasa or Shiro Shuladi Vajra rasa has anti-inflammatory action, thus useful in headache due to sinusitis by reducing inflammation of mucous membrane of nose and nasal sinuses. (triphalapharmacy.com)

Acute2

• Used for acute treatment of vascular headaches (migraine, cluster headaches, migraine variants). (unboundmedicine.com)
• Acute migraine attacks and similar attacks of headaches of vascular origin. (medprep.info)

Secondary6

• Secondary headaches comprise approximately 10% of all headache cases. (radiologyupdate.org)
• Recognition, evaluation, and appropriate management of these dangerous secondary headaches are critical to preventing long-term disability or death. (nih.gov)
• Headaches are broadly classified as primary or secondary. (nih.gov)
• Secondary headaches are the result of other underlying pathology. (nih.gov)
• If a red flag for a secondary cause of headache is present, magnetic resonance imaging of the head should be performed. (aafp.org)
• Headache publishes original articles on all aspects of head and face pain including communications on clinical and basic research, diagnosis and management, epidemiology, genetics, and pathophysiology of primary and secondary headaches, cranial neuralgias, and pains referred to the head and face. (medscape.com)

Blood vessels in the head2

• The heat from the water and the mustard will draw down the vascular congestion and release constricted blood vessels in the head bringing blood flow to the feet alleviating the pain. (prsecrets.com)
• A migraine (or vascular headache) occurs when blood vessels in the head swell and constrict. (swedishinstitute.edu)

Attacks2

• Treatment of cluster headaches focuses on relieving pain when attacks occur, and on preventive strategies to reduce attack duration and frequency. (adam.com)
• Combined product, relieves migraine attacks and headaches of vascular origin. (medprep.info)

Classification4

• However, it is no longer a recognized term and not mentioned in the Headache classification of the International Headache society (IHS), although it is still used by some physicians and still mentioned in some medical classification systems. (wikipedia.org)
• The reader is referred to the International Headache Society (IHS) classification for an exhaustive compilation of all headache and facial pain etiologies. (medscape.com)
• The International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD-III) classifies headaches. (nih.gov)
• Under this classification are usually headaches throbbing in character, pulsating and physical exertion increasing the pain. (zana.com)

Sinus Headaches3

• Last month, we discussed three types of headaches: Tension Headache (the most common), Cluster Headaches (a vascular headache - less common, short duration but REALLY painful), and Sinus Headaches. (oaklandchiropractor.net)
• Sinus headaches refer to pain in the head typically in and around the face. (oaklandchiropractor.net)
• Sinus headaches are usually associated with constant pain and tenderness over the affected sinus. (zana.com)

Peripheral vascula1

• Ergotamine tartrate should not be used in the presence of coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, hypertension, impaired renal or hepatic function, infectious states or malnutrition. (nih.gov)

Disorders6

• Each imaging modality serves a different purpose, and various diagnostic methods can be utilized in the diagnostics of headaches attributed to cranial and cerebral vascular disorders which vary in both etiology and manifestation. (radiologyupdate.org)
• chronic pain (headaches) digestive disorders, addictions, anxiety and depression. (prsecrets.com)
• In addition to diagnosing and managing life-threatening causes of headaches, the EP must be well versed in treating common primary headache disorders, as proper management of the natural course of the disease may improve patient outcomes. (nih.gov)
• [5] Unlike most chronic diseases, much of the morbidity associated with headache disorders is focused on otherwise young, healthy people. (nih.gov)
• [6] Women tend to suffer more than men from active headache disorders. (nih.gov)
• BLANCHARD and colleagues, Center for Stress and Anxiety Disorders, University at Albany-SUNY, New York 12203 USA tested for the specific therapeutic effects of thermal biofeedback (TBF) for hand warming upon vascular headache (HA). (positivehealth.com)

Pain23

• A vascular headache is an outdated term to describe certain types of headache which were thought to be related to blood vessel swelling and hyperemia as cause of pain. (wikipedia.org)
• A headache is pain or discomfort in your head, scalp, or neck. (medlineplus.gov)
• What are the pain medicines that can be used for headaches? (medlineplus.gov)
• Will taking too many pain medicines make my headaches worse? (medlineplus.gov)
• Headaches and other head pain. (medlineplus.gov)
• Headache and other craniofacial pain. (medlineplus.gov)
• A headache that continues to worsen with no response to traditional pain treatment should also be evaluated. (healthline.com)
• When people lose weight, the number of days per month with migraine decreases, as does pain severity and headache attack duration. (drweil.com)
• Journal of Headache Pain, August 6, 2020. (drweil.com)
• The pain can be so excruciating that they are sometimes referred to as "suicide headaches. (adam.com)
• Headache and facial pain are common complaints in the emergency and outpatient setting. (medscape.com)
• However, headache and facial pain can have numerous other etiologies that are important for the clinician to consider. (medscape.com)
• In the evaluation of headache and facial pain, the primary goal for the otolaryngologist is to make a distinction between sinogenic and nonsinogenic causes of headache and facial pain. (medscape.com)
• Headache, or pain in any part of the head, is a nearly universal ailment. (nih.gov)
• Occasionally, a contact point between a spur of the nasal septum and any other nasal tissue can cause facial pain or headache. (ucihealth.org)
• Most headaches can be relieved or ameliorated by over-the-counter pain medications. (mountsinai.org)
• If you are planning to take part in an activity that you know will trigger a headache, taking pain medicine beforehand may help. (mountsinai.org)
• If you take pain medicine more than 3 days a week on a regular basis, you can develop rebound headaches. (mountsinai.org)
• Headaches (HA) can be tremendously disabling, forcing sufferers away from work or play into a dark, quiet room to minimize any noise and light that intensifies the pain. (oaklandchiropractor.net)
• Cluster headaches come in short, sharp, strong bursts of pain usually on one side of the head and around the eye. (dokteronline.com)
• Figuring out what leads to the pain may require you to observe the environment, eating habits, daily routine, activities that spark headache discomfort. (zana.com)
• Objective: To assess frequency of pain referred to the teeth in occipital neuralgia, migraine and tension-type headache. (bvsalud.org)
• Neurophysiological mechanisms may explain higher frequency of referred pain associated with the severity of headache. (bvsalud.org)

Benign4

• Most headaches are benign, and most patients can be safely treated and discharged with minimal workup. (nih.gov)
• This activity describes the assessment and medical management of headaches in the emergency department and highlights the role of the interprofessional team in assessing and appropriately treating patients with this chief complaint, with specific emphasis on differentiating benign from concerning presentations. (nih.gov)
• Summarize interprofessional team strategies for the identification of life-threatening versus benign causes of headaches to improve patient outcomes. (nih.gov)
• [1] While most headaches are benign (96%), recognizing less common, emergent causes of headaches is critical, as a timely intervention may be life-saving. (nih.gov)

Kind of headache3

• What Kind of Headache Do I Have? (oaklandchiropractor.net)
• This kind of headache gives little or no warning and starts very quickly. (dokteronline.com)
• Shir Shuladi Vraj rasa or Shiro Shuladi Vajra rasa has been proved beneficial in all kind of headache. (triphalapharmacy.com)

Medication3

• All patients should be asked about medication overuse, which can increase the frequency of headaches. (aafp.org)
• Biofeedback and relaxation techniques can decrease the frequency and severity of chronic daily headaches, and reduce medication use. (aafp.org)
• All patients with chronic daily headache should be counseled about medication overuse, which can complicate the course of the headache. (aafp.org)

Frontal1

• a frontal headache usually comes from tension in the back neck muscles, so a good acupressure or cranial sacral treatment to the little knobs (called condyles ) on the back of the skull helps, along with placing an iced cloth on the neck. (prsecrets.com)

Rebound headaches1

• Rebound headaches are headaches that keep coming back. (mountsinai.org)

Prevent headaches2

• If your provider prescribes medicines to prevent headaches or help with stress, follow instructions exactly on how to take them. (mountsinai.org)
• How do you prevent headaches when drinking? (beerdelux.com)

Severity5

• But if you start getting frequent headaches, different kinds of headaches, or if the headaches change in severity, take note. (healthline.com)
• Several prophylactic treatments for chronic daily headache can reduce headache frequency and severity, as well as improve overall quality of life. (aafp.org)
• Cognitive behavior therapy in group or individualized settings has been shown to reduce headache frequency and severity, and to improve overall quality of life. (aafp.org)
• Amitriptyline may reduce headache duration and severity compared with placebo for chronic tension-type headache. (aafp.org)
• Tizanidine (Zanaflex) has some benefit in reducing the frequency, severity, and duration of chronic migraine and chronic tension-type headache. (aafp.org)

Dilate3

• This is because substances that dilate blood vessels cause vascular headaches. (nestle-family.com)
• There are a variety of reasons why this potent chemical can cause a headache such as its ability to dilate the blood vessels. (beerdelux.com)
• Cluster headaches are part of the group known as vascular headaches, which occur when the blood vessels in the brain swell or dilate. (dokteronline.com)

Nausea1

• What can I do about nausea or vomiting with my headaches? (medlineplus.gov)

National Headache Foundation2

• National Headache Foundation website. (medlineplus.gov)
• The National Headache Foundation is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization. (headaches.org)

Patients9

• Patients with headaches may become nauseated and drug induced distress may be difficult to evaluate. (nih.gov)
• It is also used among patients suffering from uncontrollable vascular headaches where doctors have recommended preventive therapy. (northdrugstore.com)
• How do I advise my patients to avoid an alcohol-induced headache? (beerdelux.com)
• Patients who overuse medications for abortive therapy for headache should be encouraged to stop the medications entirely and consider prophylactic treatment. (aafp.org)
• Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors have no proven benefit for headache prophylaxis over placebo or tricyclic antidepressants in patients with chronic daily headache. (aafp.org)
• Gabapentin (Neurontin) increases the number of headache-free days in patients with chronic daily headache when compared with placebo. (aafp.org)
• Developing an artificial intelligence-based headache diagnostic model from a clinic patients' dataset. (medscape.com)
• Many patients with headaches benefit significantly from adjustments made to the upper cervical region. (oaklandchiropractor.net)
• Do Chiropractors Help Patients With Headaches? (oaklandchiropractor.net)

Painful4

• When you have a headache that seems a little more painful than usual and feels different than your typical tension headache or migraine, you may wonder if it's a sign of something serious. (healthline.com)
• Likewise, if you're not a person who usually gets headaches, but you begin experiencing frequent, painful headaches, see a doctor soon. (healthline.com)
• Cluster headaches are one of the most painful types of headache. (adam.com)
• Cluster headaches are among the most painful, and least common, of all headaches. (adam.com)

Include headaches1

• Other types of vascular headaches include headaches produced by fever, cluster headaches, and headaches from a rise in blood pressure (OSU Wexner Medical Center, 2012). (wikipedia.org)

Neurologist1

• If you have no cancer history, see your doctor or a neurologist if a headache lasts for several days or weeks with little or no relief. (healthline.com)

Sinuses1

• The patient suffering from a headache requires a complete examination of all organs, starting from a fundus oculi examination (an exam to visualize the innervation of the base of the eye), an examination of the nose and sinuses, arterial pressure, examinations of the liver and kidneys, a head CT scan, MRI, X-ray. (zana.com)

Arterial1

• Arteriolar dilation, evidenced by flushing and dilation of menningeal arterial vessels, is responsible for headache associated with nitroglycern use. (pharmacology2000.com)

Suffer3

• Men are much more likely to suffer from cluster headaches than women. (adam.com)
• Did you know that 9 out of 10 Americans suffer from headaches? (oaklandchiropractor.net)
• Pizotifen can work as a preventive remedy for people who regularly suffer from cluster headaches. (dokteronline.com)

Dehydration1

• About 95% of headaches are caused by such common conditions such as stress, fatigue, lack of sleep, hunger, dehydration, changes in estrogen level, or caffeine intake. (zana.com)

Type of headache2

• Is a Certain Type of Headache a Sign of a Brain Tumor? (healthline.com)
• The vast majority of people who think they are experiencing "sinus" problems are actually suffering from a vascular type of headache. (headaches.org)

Diagnosis1

• Localization in headache medicine: A systematic approach to diagnosis. (medscape.com)

Primary3

• Cluster headaches are a type of primary headache. (adam.com)
• A headache is considered primary when it is not caused by another disease or medical condition. (adam.com)
• The most common types of primary headaches are migraine and tension-type . (adam.com)

Occur2

• It is believed that cluster headaches may be genetic and they tend to occur at the same time of day and even the same time of year. (dokteronline.com)
• When do the headache episode occur, at what time during the day? (zana.com)

Common7

• However, if a brain tumor is present, a headache is the most common symptom . (healthline.com)
• We have already discussed that a migraine is a common headache experienced after drinking alcohol, but the alcohol-induced headache may fall into one of two categories. (beerdelux.com)
• Headaches are one of the most common reasons people seek chiropractic care. (oaklandchiropractor.net)
• Headaches are REALLY common! (oaklandchiropractor.net)
• Headaches (HA) play a significant role in a person's quality of life and are one of the most common complaints that chiropractors see. (oaklandchiropractor.net)
• Because cluster headaches come and go so quickly, common painkillers are not suitable for treating them as they are slow to take effect. (dokteronline.com)
• Headaches are one of the most common health complaints, but most aren't serious and are easily treated. (zana.com)

Toxic1

• Vascular headaches refer to a group of headache conditions such as migraine headaches, cluster headaches and toxic headaches. (zana.com)

Neck1

• Shir Shuladi Vraj rasa or Shiro Shuladi Vajra rasa is very useful for the ayurvedic treatment of headache due to muscular spasm in the muscles of head and neck. (triphalapharmacy.com)

Trigger1

• These chemicals may also trigger migraine headaches in certain people. (beerdelux.com)

Comprise1

• Headaches comprise 3% of emergency department chief complaints. (nih.gov)

Sensory1

• Weight loss, muscle numbness, and sensory changes (vision or hearing loss) that accompany a headache should be checked promptly, too. (healthline.com)

Hypertension1

• A headache can also be the only warning signal of high blood pressure (hypertension). (zana.com)

Head1

• Tension-type headache (TTH) is a headache type lasting 30 minutes to 7 days, usually reported as pressure or a tight sensation of mild to moderate intensity, typically on both sides or around the head in a "band-like" distribution. (bvsalud.org)

Short duration1

• 2 Headaches of short duration are defined as lasting less than four hours, whereas headaches of long duration are defined as lasting more than four hours. (aafp.org)

Chronic daily headache2

• Chronic daily headache is defined as the presence of a headache on 15 days or more per month for at least three months. (aafp.org)
• This article follows a single illustrative case of a patient with chronic daily headache. (aafp.org)