Is This Primary Exertional Headache?

Discussion Commonly occurring primary headaches include tension, cluster and migraine headaches. “Other primary headaches” are often situational. Patients can have more than 1 type of these “other” headaches along with more common headaches. Other primary headaches as a group tend to be self-limited with long remission periods. Some other primary headaches include: Thunderclap headache Explosive sudden onset with maximum intensity in less 1 minute and resolution within 5 minutes usually 43/100,000 persons in adults Primary or secondary Secondary causes include intracranial hemorrhage, stroke, thromboembolism, hypertensive encephalopathy etc. Cough headache Associated with or brought on by cough or other Valsalva maneuvers and lasts < 48 hours Valsalva maneuvers can include straining, bending over, laughing, sneezing etc. Note that a migraine headache is different as it is worsened not precipitated by Valsalva 1% lifetime prevalence In pediatric population has been associated with Chiari I malformation but appears to have benign outcome for most patients Treatment with indomethacin Headache associated with sexual activity Occurs during or brought on by sexual activity with either or both of: increased intensity with sexual excitement or explosive intensity around orgasm Lasts 1 minute to 72 hours Treatment with indomethacin or beta blockers Other types include cardiac, cold stimulus, external pressure, hypnic, or nummular headaches Learnin...
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