Neuro-Ophthalmology: 12. Head, Ocular, and Facial Pain Flashcards
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chronic migraine, according to the 2004 update of the International Headache Society classification scheme for headaches, is characterized by headache on at least this many days per month
visual field
headache with visual findings is an indication for this test
Valsalva
particular exacerbating factor for headaches associated with increased intracranial pressure
false
TRUE or FALSE: migraine symptoms tend to worsen around menopause
nausea, photophobia, phonophobia
most patients with migraine experience these associated symptoms
contralateral
relation of aura to headache
4 to 72 hours
typical duration of migranous attack
familial hemiplegic migraine
rare AD variant of migraine
trigeminal nucleus caudalis
initiating locus of migraine
inhibiting release of vasoactive neuromediators
mechanism of action of triptans in migraine
65%
percentage of cases of migraine that lack aura
bilateral
common finding in migraine without aura
no prior history of headache
unusual finding in migraine aura without headache
TIA
must be ruled out in a migraine aura without headache
alternating
in most patients with migraine with aura, this feature is expected (and usually suggests benign etiology)
tension-type headache
this type of headache may be associated etiologically with depression