title: Primary vascular-type craniofacial pain.
abstract: Primary vascular-type craniofacial pain comprises a group of pain disorders that share common diagnostic features. These are unilateral, episodic, pulsatile, severe pain. Accompanying phenomena include local autonomic (e.g., tearing, rhinorrhea) and systemic signs (e.g., nausea, photophobia). Primary vascular-type craniofacial pain includes migraine, cluster headache, and paroxysmal hemicrania. A new diagnostic entity, vascular orofacial pain, is suggested. Treatment of primary vascular-type craniofacial pain depends on its more specific diagnosis, and may be abortive or prophylactic. Diagnostic features, common pathophysiological mechanisms, and treatment modalities are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Diagnosis, Oral Medicine, and Oral Radiology, Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sharav
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Benoliel
mesh_terms: D003782:Dental Pulp / Q000098:blood supply; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D020078:Neurogenic Inflammation / Q000503:physiopathology; D014653:Vascular Headaches / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology*