[Etiology and diagnostics of headaches and facial pain from the neurological point of view].
Headaches are one of the most frequent outpatient complaints. Patients may describe a symptom indicating an underlying disease, which can range from an ordinary indisposition to a medical emergency. Despite these secondary headaches, there exist idiopathic forms, such as migraine and tension type headaches, which represent the most common types. In order to develop a specific treatment, the diagnosis of headaches and the knowledge of their etiology are very important for physicians. While headaches remain a neurological domain, facial pain syndromes are often seen and treated in other medical fields. Here clinically important facial pain syndromes are reported from a neurological point of view.
Teepker
M
M
Klinik für Neurologie mit Poliklinik, Universitätsklinikum Giessen und Marburg, Standort Marburg, Marburg, Germany. teepker@med.uni-marburg.de
Schepelmann
K
K
D003943:Diagnostic Techniques, Neurological; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D006261:Headache / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'