Chronic Daily Headache Same Old Same Old

Title:
Chronic Daily Headache: Same Old, Same Old
Word Count:
936

Summary:
Daily and near-daily headaches are common and disabling. Correct diagnosis of headaches can le

Keywords:
headache,chronic daily,migraine,tension,medication overuse,rebound,cluster,tmj,hemicrania,gian

Article Body:
ˆChronic daily headache˜ (CDH) refers to the unhappy situation in which headaches are present

CDH can occur in the form of either ˆprimary headaches˜ or ˆsecondary headaches.˜ Secondary he

The most common primary headache condition is ˆtension-type headaches.˜ Generally affecting th

Migraine is another common primary headache disorder which, when present more days than not, i
While some people have frequent, individual, migraine attacks that span more than 15 days per


To make matters even more interesting, a person can have more than one type of headache, for e

Two other kinds of primary headache are rarer than migraine and tension-type headaches, and sh
Secondary headaches taking the form of CDH can be due to numerous causes. Among them are head

Two secondary forms of CDH deserve special mention--giant cell arteritis and medication overus

Medication overuse headaches (also known as rebound headaches) occur when a primary headache d

The group of disorders known as chronic daily headache afflicts 3-5% of the worldwide populati
(C) 2005 by Gary Cordingley

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