title: Primary and secondary stabbing headache.
abstract: Eight out of the 33 cases of primary stabbing headache seen in a general neurology clinic (40% have headache as their chief complaint) in the last 3.5 years are presented. The epidemiology, association with other primary headache disorders, secondary associations, testing, and treatment of primary stabbing headache are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Montefiore Headache Center, Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Matthew S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Robbins
authors.forename: Randolph W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Evans
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D051270:Headache Disorders, Primary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D051271:Headache Disorders, Secondary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
keywords: ice pick; idiopathic stabbing headache; jabs and jolts; primary stabbing headache; symptomatic