Treatment of headache in primary care practice.
Although chronic recurring headaches are usually benign, every headache should be viewed with concern, and every effort should be made to determine the cause of the headache. Medical emergencies and serious neurologic disease can also present as headache. A careful history should be taken and a neurologic examination conducted for each patient whose presenting complaint is headache. Diagnosis and treatment of migraine, cluster, and tension headaches are discussed.
D004630:Emergencies; D006261:Headache / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D011320:Primary Health Care