(i.e., increased muscle tenderness) or due to emotional factors such as stress and mental tension (Fumal and Schoenen, 2008; Bezov et al., 2011). Currently, tension-type headache is often used as adiagnosis of exclusionin clinical practice, further contributing to a heterogeneous patient ...
Tension-type headacheis one of the most common types of recurring headache, affecting 69% of men and 88% of women. Although it is commonly calledtension headacheorcontraction headache, muscle tightness is not a cause even though neck discomfort may be present. Causes There are 2 forms of tens...
See Tension headache. McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. ten·sion (ten'shŭn) 1. The act of stretching. 2. The condition of being stretched or tense, or a stretching or pulling force. 3. The partial pressure of a ...
TTH, three subtypes according to headache frequency‐and infrequent episodic TTHacute drug treatment of TTH‐individual attacks of headache, episodic and chronic TTHdiagnosis of TTH, based on typical patient's history‐normal neurological examination...
In this study, we aimed to investigate whether the hopelessness, anxiety and social self-esteem scores are different in two headache groups.Materials and Methods: This study was conducted with 72 migraine patients, 28 TTH patients and 50 healthy controls. Participants filled the General Information ...
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Differential Diagnosis and How to Work Up This Kind of Patient Diagnostic Workup of the Case Definition of Chronic Tension-Type Headache Summary of the Case Brief General Information Suggested Reading Suggested Reading Other actions Reprints and Permissions Export citation About this Book ...
Headache Information Center Reviewed By: Team PainAssist Migraine or cluster headaches are severe irritating pain, which often are intolerable. Patients have tried over the counter medications such as aspirin, Tylenol and NSAIDs. These medications have caused life-threatening complications such as ...
Headache is a common complaint among children. The most common primary headache syndromes in childhood are migraine and TTH. However many times they seem to overlap. The purpose of our study was to assess the relationship between pediatric migraine, tension-type headache (TTH) and learning disabili...
The primary symptoms of malignant hypertension are a blood pressure of 180/120 or higher and signs of organ damage. Other symptoms of malignant hypertension include bleeding and swelling of blood vessels in the retina, anxiety, nosebleeds, severe headache, and shortness of breath. Malignant hyperte...