sinusitis/headache

In clinical practice frontal headaches are common however are frequently incorrectly attributed to rhinosinusitis. The misdiagnosis of frontal headaches and/or facial pain has been compounded by increased accessibility and over-reliance on sinus CT imaging. We reviewed the presentation and clinical

We report a case of complicated pansinusitis presenting with thunderclap headache. The patient quickly developed left ophthalmoplegia and imaging demonstrated extension of inflammation from the sphenoid sinus into the sellar region. Thunderclap headache is well known to occur from a variety of

There is a frequent coincidence of headache and sinusitis. In acute sinusitis, the localization of the headache can yield good diagnostic clues, while chronic inflammations do not offer reliable diagnostic indications. Further characteristics of rhinogenous headache are: typical periodicity during

The sphenoid sinus is often referred to as the "neglected sinus." Isolated sphenoid sinusitis is a rare disease with potentially devastating complications. It occurs at an incidence of about 2.7% of all sinus infections. Although headache is the most common presenting symptom, there is no typical

Nasal signs and symptoms commonly accompany cephalgia in some headache syndromes. Head pain associated with sinusitis is also fairly well-recognized. However, referred cephalgia of rhinogenic origin, in the absence of sinonasal symptoms or disease, is poorly understood. We report a case of a patient

Nasal endoscopic examination and CT views of the sinuses were obtained in patients with symptoms of headache and sinusitis who had failed to respond to conservative medical therapy. Endoscopic sinus surgery has challenged traditional concepts of sinus disease management. The site of obstruction

OBJECTIVE To study relation of headache with sinusitis and its management. METHODS Patients clinically presenting with headache were selected. Only patients with headache due to rhinogenic causes were subjected to X-ray paranasal sinuses and diagnostic nasal endoscopy and followed-up to evaluate

OBJECTIVE To investigate the role of anatomical abnormalities in non-sinusitis-related rhinogenous headache and to evaluate effects of nasal endoscopic surgery for non-sinusitis-related rhinogenous headache. METHODS Sixty-eight patients diagnosed as non-sinusitis-related rhinogenous headache were

Background: Primary headache syndrome (PHS) patients frequently present to otolaryngologists with sinonasal complaints and diagnosis of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) due to symptomatic overlap. In this study, we compare demographic,

Purpose of review: To explain our current understanding of headache attributed to rhinosinusitis, an often inappropriately diagnosed secondary headache. Recent findings: Recent

The association of headache and sinusitis was studied in 207 patients who underwent surgery for chronic sinusitis that failed to respond to medical management. Sixty-nine percent of the patients had headaches and 31% did not. In 9% headache was the only symptom and the diagnosis of sinusitis was

In this article, we report a case of isolated sphenoid fungal sinusitis which only presented as headache. We review the literature of this rare but interesting lesion according to the revised 2004 IHS diagnostic criteria for "Headache attributed to Rhinosinusitis".

We studied the association of chronic headache and chronic rhinosinusitis in 30,000 persons aged 30-44 years from the general population. They received a mailed questionnaire. Those with possible chronic headache were interviewed by neurological residents. The criteria of the American Academy of

Cluster headache (CH) is a primary headache disorder characterized by unilateral headache attacks lasting 15 to 180 minutes, occurring between two and eight times a day, and accompanied by autonomic symptoms ipsilateral to the pain. However, cases of symptomatic CH that occur secondary to an

A case of sphenoid sinusitis is presented. This case exemplifies the need to consider sinusitis in the differential diagnosis of severe headache, even without the accompanying signs and symptoms of sinusitis. The clinical, presentation, diagnostic work-up, potential complications, and treatment of