Headache

Question 1

Most common headache, primary or secondary?

Answer 1

Primary

Question 2

What is the percentage of headaches are primary and secondary?

Answer 2

Primary-90%

Secondary-10%

Question 3

What is primary headache?

Answer 3

Headaches with no pathological predisposition

Question 4

what are secondary headaches?

Answer 4

Headaches with an identifiable structural or biochemical cause

Question 5

What are examples of secondary headache?

Answer 5

1. Tumor
2. Meningitis
3. Vascular disorders
4. Systemic infection
5. Head injury
6. Drug induced

Question 6

What are examples of primary headache?

Answer 6

1. Tension headache
2. Migraine
3. Trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias
4. Cluster headache
5. Paroxysmal hemicrania
6. SUNCT

Question 7

What is a migraine?

Answer 7

A migraine is a chronic disorder with episodic attacks where complex changes occur in the brain

Question 8

Migraines during attacks

Answer 8

• Headaches
• Nausea
• Photophobia
• phonophobia
• Functional disability

Question 9

Migraines In-between attacks

Answer 9

• Enduring predisposition

* Anticipatory anxiety

Question 10

What is the most frequent primary headache?

Answer 10

Tension type headache

Question 11

What is a tension type headache?

Answer 11

Mild, bilateral headache which is often pressing or tightening in quality, has no significant associated features and is not aggravated by routine physical activity.