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New daily persistent headache.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12828880     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
New daily persistent headache (NDPH), which is the acute onset of headache within 3 days and is persistent for 15 days or more each month for at least 3 months, is a predominantly female heterogeneous subtype of chronic daily headache, typically with migraine features of unknown etiology. NDPH may be a presentation of other primary headaches such as new onset migraine, tension, or benign thunderclap headache. The headaches can be difficult to treat. The diagnosis is one of excluding the many secondary types or NDPH mimics, which is especially critical early in the course of the disease when a secondary etiology is more likely. NDPH mimics include postmeningitis headache, NDPH with medication rebound, neoplasms, temporal arteritis, chronic meningitis, chronic subdural hematoma, post-traumatic headaches, sphenoid sinusitis, hypertension, subarachnoid hemorrhage, low cerebrospinal fluid pressure syndrome, cervical artery dissections, pseudotumor cerebri without papilledema, and cerebral venous thrombosis.
Authors:
Randolph W Evans
Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Current pain and headache reports     Volume:  7     ISSN:  1531-3433     ISO Abbreviation:  Curr Pain Headache Rep     Publication Date:  2003 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2003-06-27     Completed Date:  2003-09-17     Revised Date:  2005-11-16    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100970666     Medline TA:  Curr Pain Headache Rep     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  303-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
1200 Binz #1370, Houston, TX 77004, USA. rwevans@pol.net
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Female
Headache Disorders / diagnosis*,  therapy*
Humans

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