title: Unusual headaches in the elderly.
abstract: Prevalence of headache lowers with age, and headaches of elderly adults tend to be different than those of the younger population. Secondary headaches, such as headaches associated with vascular disease, head trauma, and neoplasm, are more common. Also, certain headache types tend to be geriatric disorders, such as primary cough headache, hypnic headache, typical aura without headache, exploding head syndrome, and giant cell arteritis. This review provides an overview of some of the major and unusual geriatric headaches, both primary and secondary.
authors: Center for Headache and Pain, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
authors: Cynthia C
authors: CC
authors: Bamford
authors: MaryAnn
authors: M
authors: Mays
authors: Stewart J
authors: SJ
authors: Tepper
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000453:epidemiology; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000150:complications; D020773:Headache Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D051270:Headache Disorders, Primary / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D051271:Headache Disorders, Secondary / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008881:Migraine Disorders