tension-type headache/vomiting

Tension-type headache is one of the most common and most significant primary headaches. Tension-type headache is a very heterogeneous disorder. It can be divided into episodic and chronic tension-type headache. The pain is a dull, pressing, tightening, typically band-like sensation. The pain is of

BACKGROUND Migraine and tension type headache (TTH) are two most common types of primary headaches. Though the International Classification of Headache Disorders-2 (ICHD-2) describes the diagnostic criteria, even then in clinical practice, patients may not respect these boundaries resulting in the

The effect of a new analgesic compound (propoxyphene, acetaminophen, caffeine, hydroxyzine) was investigated in a single-blind study comparing it with plain acetaminophen administered to forty patients with tension headache. For the study, patients were assigned to one of two groups of twenty each.

BACKGROUND We analysed the value of the diagnostic criteria of the International Headache Society (IHS) for the classification of the primary headaches in a headache clinic. METHODS The IHS criteria were applied to classify 208 headaches in 194 patients. Forty-two had migraine, 18 tension type

OBJECTIVE To investigate the clinical features of idiopathic headache with early onset, whose presence is probably underestimated by parents and physicians and the influence of environmental and psychological factors on headache in children. METHODS We report on a prospective longitudinal evaluation

The antimigraine efficacy of dihydroergotamine methanesulphonate in the pharmaceutical form of planned release capsules has been evaluated. Forty-nine subjects were treated, 39 suffering from common migraine 10 from tension vascular headache, for a period of 90 days, with an oral dose of 15 mg twice

Classification, epidemiology, pathophysiology, and therapy of migraine, cluster, and muscle-contraction (tension) headaches are reviewed. Migraine headache is related to vasomotor changes and is often preceded or accompanied by neurologic symptoms, nausea, and vomiting. Ergot alkaloids are used in

Stratify care by choosing the optimal medication for a migraine. Severe pain, significant disability, and associated features such as nausea or vomiting necessitate early treatment with specific, high efficacy therapy. Migraine patients may have a spectrum of headache presentations ranging from

OBJECTIVE Headaches in children and adolescents are common presenting complaints in emergency departments. There is wide variation among acute treatments. We sought to review options for acute emergency department management and the recent evidence supporting their use. RESULTS Currently accepted

Patients with migraine show a hypersensitivity to dopamine or its agonists. One of these, piribedil, was administered as 0,1 mg/kg intravenously over 30 minutes to 150 subjects with either migraine or other types of headache. This test provoked nausea and vomiting in 94 p. cent of patients with

Reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome (RPLS) is characterized by sudden onset of headaches, visual disorders, decreased consciousness, and convulsion associated with brain edema occurring in the occipital lobe. Several different causes including malignant hypertension, eclampsia, renal

OBJECTIVE Our objective was to study those patients that warranted admission to our Short-Stay Unit (Observation Unit) with an incoming diagnosis of headache so as to determine the characteristics of the headache, analyze complementary explorations and their use and to establish the causes of the

OBJECTIVE Headache is a common chronic neurologic disorder with huge economic and psychosocial impact. In comparison with other neurological disorders, there is limited data on primary headache, especially from sub-Saharan Africa. This study was done to fill in the gap and provide recent information

OBJECTIVE To describe clinical features and possible diagnostic criteria of the 50 bath-related headache (BRH) cases that have been published in the literature to date. METHODS Based on a literature search in the major medical databases, we analyzed all case reports or case series on BRH that were