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24 Cards in this Set
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Throbbing pain, peaks at 1-2h, lasts up to 72h, associated photophobia, phonophobia, nausea, vomiting.
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Migraine
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Bilateral, often occipital and/or frontotemporal pressing pain of gradual onset w/associated photophobia and phonophobia, no nausea. Provoked by driving/typing.
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Tension headaches
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Unilateral, retro-orbital severe pain of abrupt onset, lasts up to 3 hours. Associated lacrimation, rhinorrhea, ptosis, palpebral edema. Prominent in men. Multiple episodes, then none for months.
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Cluster Headaches
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Recurrence of previous headache pattern
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Analgesic rebound
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Bilateral or unilateral periorbital or supraorbital aching pain w/ gradual onset after extended periods of computer usage or reading. May radiate occipitally.
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Eye refraction headaches (NOT nearsightedness)
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Sudden onset unilateral periorbital severe pain. Associated nausea and vomiting.
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Acute glaucoma
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Supra-orbital or infra-orbital throbbing headache recurring daily for hours at a time. Aggrivated by coughing, sneezing, jarring head. Tenderness on palpation of forehead or cheekbones.
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Headache from sinusitis
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Very severe generalized pain of fairly rapid onset lasting days. Associated stiff neck.
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Meningitis
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Extremely severe generalized pain of abrupt onset. Associated nausea, vomiting, neck pain, loss of consciousness.
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Subarachnoid hemorrhage.
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Focal aching, steady pain of relatively brief duration, but intermittent and progressively worse. Aggravated by coughing, sneezing, jarring the head.
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Brain tumor
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Localized occipital or temporal throbbing pain. Recurrent over weeks to months. Associated tenderness of scalp, fatigue, weight loss, visual loss, or jaw claudication.
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Giant cell (temporal) arteritis (pseudotumor cerebri)
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Localized dull aching pain of regressing intensity. Associated memory loss, irritability, restlessness. Onset 1-2 days after trauma.
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Posttraumatic headache
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Mech: Sudden increase of intraocular pressure
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Cause of acute glaucoma
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Mech: Sustained contraction of extraocular muscles
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Cause of refraction problem headache (NOT nearsightedness)
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Mech: Mucosal inflammation of paranasal sinuses
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Cause of headache of sinusitis
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Mech: Infection of meninges
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Cause of meningitis headache
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Mech: Bleeding from ruptured intracranial aneurysm
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Cause of subarachnoid hemorrhage headache
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Mech: Displacement of or traction on nerves and pain-sensitive vasculature
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Cause of brain tumor headache
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Mech: Cell-mediated immune response to elastic lamina of artery
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Cause of headache of giant cell arteritis
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Most common in adolescent females
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Demographic of giant cell arteritis
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Experienced by 15% of females and 6% of males
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Demographic of migraines
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Experienced by <1% of population, usually males
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Demographic of cluster headaches
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Peak incidence in early to mid-adolescence.
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Age demographic of migraines
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Mech: Imbalance of excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitters, causing dysfunction of modulation of cerebral vasculature.
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Cause of migraines
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