Headaches (chronic) Flashcards
important aspect when dx headaches
For any particular dx given, all listed criteria must be furfulled
Causitive factors of headaches (9)
- Fatigue/slee[
- Stress
- Chronobiological
- climatological
- chemical/diet
- hormonal
- cervical
- ocular
- TMJ
What are the questionairs u can use to assess headache
- Migrane disability assessment
- Headache disability index
- Beck depression index
- Headache symptom log
3 HAs a week vs 4 HAs a week risks/outcomes
3- headache associated w disability
> 4- depression and anxiety are sig greater in these pts
What are the chronic headaches (6)
- Tension type
- Migraine
- Migraine varients
- Cluster
- Cervicogenic
- Rebound
4 classifications of tension type ha
- Infrequent episodic tension type
- frequent episodic tension type
- Chronic tension type
- Probable tension-type
overall look of tension type Ha
front and back of head
starting in the morning and then worsening thru the day
Chronic >15days
when do people usually get their first tension type HA
40%- b4 20
40% between 20-40
18% between 40-50
What precipitating factors may trigger a tension HA
- stress
- change in sleep
- meds
- skipping meals
- physical exertion
- certain foods
- female hormonal changes
What triggers a TTH
may have multiple triggers that have an additive effect of lowering the thresholdd of ha activation
Infrequent episodic TTH criteria (4)
- at least 10 episodes occurring <1d/m (<12x a year)
- lasts 30mins to 7 days
- Headache has <2 of these conditions (bilateral, pressing, mild/mod, not aggravating PA)
- Both no nausea/vomiting, no more than 1 of photophobia/phonophobia
Episodic tension type HA criteria
Ha >1 day/m and < 15m for at least 3m
Ha lasting 30mins to 7days
At least 2 of following (Pressing, mild/mod intensity, bilateral, no aggravation w PA_)
No nausea/vommiting, one of photophobia/phonophobia
Chronic TTH crieria
A. HA on >15d/m for >3m
B. lasts hours
C. Two of (bilateral loc, pressing, mild/mod, not aggravated by PA)
D. Not >1 photophobia, phonopobia
what % of pop goes thru chronic tension type HA
3%
increases w age
Theories for tension-vascular spectrum ha
- Central mechanism
- mm tenderness
- chronic tension type headache (central opiod function)
- NT def