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In [[medicine]], '''tension headache''', also called '''tension-type headache''', '''stress headache''' or '''idiopathic headache''', is a "common primary [[headache]] disorder, characterized by a dull, non-pulsatile, diffuse, band-like (or vice-like) pain of mild to moderate intensity in the [[head]]; [[scalp]]; or [[neck]]. the subtypes are classified by frequency and severity of symptoms. there is no clear cause even though it has been associated with [[muscle contraction]] and stress.<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref><ref> International Headache Society . [http://ihs-classification.org/en/02_klassifikation/02_teil1/02.00.00_tension.html Tension-type | In [[medicine]], '''tension headache''', also called '''tension-type headache''', '''stress headache''' or '''idiopathic headache''', is a "common primary [[headache]] disorder, characterized by a dull, non-pulsatile, diffuse, band-like (or vice-like) pain of mild to moderate intensity in the [[head]]; [[scalp]]; or [[neck]]. the subtypes are classified by frequency and severity of symptoms. there is no clear cause even though it has been associated with [[muscle contraction]] and stress.<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref><ref name="IHS-II. Tension-type headache">International Headache Society. [http://ihs-classification.org/en/02_klassifikation/02_teil1/02.00.00_tension.html IHS Classification ICHD-II Tension-type headache]</ref> | ||
==Diagnosis== | ==Diagnosis== | ||
Criteria for diagnosis are available.<ref>International Headache Society. [http://ihs-classification.org/en/02_klassifikation/02_teil1/02.00.00_tension.html IHS Classification ICHD-II Tension-type headache]</ref><ref>Ad Hoc Committee on the Classification of Headache of the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Blindness. [http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/179/9/717 Classification of headache]. JAMA (1962) 179:717–8</ref> | Criteria for diagnosis are available.<ref name="IHS-II. Tension-type headache">International Headache Society. [http://ihs-classification.org/en/02_klassifikation/02_teil1/02.00.00_tension.html IHS Classification ICHD-II Tension-type headache]</ref><ref>Ad Hoc Committee on the Classification of Headache of the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Blindness. [http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/179/9/717 Classification of headache]. JAMA (1962) 179:717–8</ref> | ||
==Prevention== | ==Prevention== | ||
Revision as of 12:29, 9 August 2010
In medicine, tension headache, also called tension-type headache, stress headache or idiopathic headache, is a "common primary headache disorder, characterized by a dull, non-pulsatile, diffuse, band-like (or vice-like) pain of mild to moderate intensity in the head; scalp; or neck. the subtypes are classified by frequency and severity of symptoms. there is no clear cause even though it has been associated with muscle contraction and stress.[1][2]
Diagnosis
Criteria for diagnosis are available.[2][3]
Prevention
It is not clear whether any medications taken daily can prevent tension headaches.[4]
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Tension headache (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 International Headache Society. IHS Classification ICHD-II Tension-type headache
- ↑ Ad Hoc Committee on the Classification of Headache of the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Blindness. Classification of headache. JAMA (1962) 179:717–8
- ↑ Verhagen AP, Damen L, Berger MY, Passchier J, Koes BW (2010). "Lack of benefit for prophylactic drugs of tension-type headache in adults: a systematic review.". Fam Pract 27 (2): 151-65. DOI:10.1093/fampra/cmp089. PMID 20028727. Research Blogging.