HA Flashcards
Most common type of HA
Tension
B/L Band like or dull in quality made worse with?
Tension
Made worse with stress! Activity does not affect it.
Chronic HA associated w/ depression.
tension HA common in what group
> 20 Y/O very rare though in groups older than 50 y.o
U/L stabbing peri/retro-orbital pain Lasts 15 mins to 3 hours
Seasonal attacks occur in series (6x/day) last for weeks with months of remission
Occurs within 90-mins of sleep onset
Clusters
What s/s are associated with Cluster HA
ipsilateral lacrimation in 85%, ptosis, Nasal congestion, and Rhinorrhea.
6 M : 1F with a mean age of 30
Clusters
U/L, nausea and photophobia
Migraines
Scotoma
blind spots associated with Migraines
Teichopsia
visual aura of Jagged zigzag lines associated w Migraines
photopsias
Visual aura of shimmering lights associated w migraines
rhodopsias
visual aura of colors associated with Migraines
S/S of Migraines
U/L in 60%
Aura-15%
trigger stress odors, certain foods, etoh, menstruation or sleep deprivation
Migraines Epidiemiology
80% FHX and females 3:1
U/L temporal HA, ESR>50%, Temporal artery tenderness w/ palpation
Temporal arteritis or Giant cell.
Temporal Arteritis associated with
Jaw claudicationn, Temp A tenderness, ESR >50%
50% have polymyalgia rheumatica-