PHARM417 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Migraine, Medication Overuse Headache, Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis
21 Mar 2016
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Primary headache disorders tth, cluster, migraine tension. 150 page document so this is just an introduction. Classification (international classification of headache disorders, 3rd ed, cephalgia 2013) Primary top three eventhough cluster is unusual: migraine, tension-type headache (tth, trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias (including cluster headache, other primary headaches. Painful cranial neuropathies, other facial pains and other headaches: cranial neuralgias and central causes of facial pain, other headache, cranial neuralgia, central or primary facial pain. Migraine hormonal related h/a stop when you get old so less migraines. Classification different subtypes of migraine: with aura (classic migraines) - 25, without aura (common migraines) - 75% good time to initiate therapy. Sensory perception that precedes a migraine attack involves visual or sensory perceptions (e. g. flashing lights, geometric patterns, distorted vision or hearing sounds ) this allows ppl to take the medication in order to abort the headache. May last 4-60 min, and headache will follow within an hour.
