Headaches Flashcards
Migraine location
one sided, around temple
Migraine duration
several hours to 3 days
Migraine quality
throbbing, pulsing, strong steady HA
Migraine Associated features
aurora, nausea light/sound sensitivity, vomiting, visual disturbances.
aggravated by routine physical activity like climbing stairs
Tension Type location
bilateral
Tension type duration
30 mins up to 7+ days
Tension type quality
tight pressure around head “vice like”
Tension type associated features
tight or sore shoulder muscles
Cluster HA usual location
one sided, around/behind the eye
Cluster HA duration
15-180min occurring between 1 every other day to 8x/day
Cluster HA associated features
sinus and eye (miosis, ptosis, eyelid edema) etc symptoms. Restlessness.
men>women.
Cervogenic HA location
base of neck, side of head
Cervogenic duration
1-6 hours
Cervogenic Quality
dull ache to severe
Cervogenic Associated features
neck pain, occasional nausea
Nerve that is implicated in unremitting head and neck pain, possible migraine like features, and spasm of cervical muscles
Greater occipital nerve
