Headaches Flashcards
What is a migraine that is first seen after 50 indicative of?
temporal arteritis
What is the most common cause of severe recurrent headaches?
Migraines
What is the migraine called with few days prior to or at the onset of their period?
Menstrual Migraines
Is there a reduction in pain before or after menopause?
After menopause
What can provoke Migraines?
Foods that contain Tyramine and Nitrates
What looks like a Transient Ischemic Attack with unilateral subjective paresis?
Vasospastic Migraine
What is another name for Vasospastic Migraine?
Basilar Migraine
What causes a prodrome?
What causes a headache?
Vasospasm
Dilation
When is the best time to treat a headache?
During the prodrome
What type of headache has prickling/tingling of the orbit and nose accompanied by runny nose and red eye?
Cluster Headache (worse with alcohol)
What type of headache is characterized by a “Tight band around my head” or “my head is in a vise”?
Tension Headache (relieved by alcohol)
What is known as “Red hot poker being pushed up the nose.” Eye is “surrounded in a rim of agony.” The pain is transient, but leaves an ache behind?
Trigeminal Neuralgia
Where part of the face is most common for a trigeminal neuralgia attack?
Mouth-Ear zone
What is Irritation to the Greater occipital nerve?
Occipital Neuralgia
What is Increased Intercranial Pressure, never goes away, and worse with lying down?
Intercranial Mass
