headache

Also known as cephalalgia, Cephalgia Syndrome, Headache, Intractable, Intractable Headache, Chronic Daily Headache, Headache, Chronic Daily, Headaches, Intractable, Daily Headache, Chronic

A headache, also known as cephalalgia, is the symptom of pain in the face, head, or neck. It can occur as a migraine, tension-type headache, or cluster headache. There is an increased risk of depression in those with severe headaches.

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A headache is pain that occurs in the head, face, or neck area, and it can take different forms such as migraines, tension-type headaches, or cluster headaches. Headaches matter because severe cases are associated with an increased risk of depression.

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Key facts

Medical condition (new).name: Headache
Medical condition (new).synonym: Cephalgia
Medical condition (new).image: Symptoms-headache.jpg
Medical condition (new).caption: Person with a headache
Medical condition (new).specialty: Neurology
Medical condition (new).types: Tension headache, cluster headache, sinusitis, migraine headache, hangover headache, cold-stimulus headache (brain freeze)
Medical condition (new).treatment: Over-the-counter painkillers, sleep, drinking water, eating food, head or neck massage

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Research

138,003 papers

Acute Headache in Adults: A Diagnostic Approach.American family physician · 2022Viera AJ, Antono B
Headache in the elderly.ReviewHandbook of clinical neurology · 2019Kaniecki RG, Levin ADDOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-804766-8.00028-5
Headache due to Vascular Disorders.ReviewNeurologic clinics · 2024Rothrock JFDOI: 10.1016/j.ncl.2023.12.002
[Headache in multiple sclerosis].ReviewDer Nervenarzt · 2020Gebhardt M, Kropp P, Hoffmann F et al.DOI: 10.1007/s00115-020-00959-0
[Post-dural puncture headache].ReviewSchmerz (Berlin, Germany) · 2021Kamm K, Förderreuther SDOI: 10.1007/s00482-021-00540-x
Nonmigraine Headache and Facial Pain.ReviewThe Medical clinics of North America · 2019Vgontzas A, Rizzoli PBDOI: 10.1016/j.mcna.2018.10.007
Headache in infections.ReviewCurrent opinion in neurology · 2025Ramesh R, Ranganathan LNDOI: 10.1097/WCO.0000000000001348
Headache and Barometric Pressure: a Narrative Review.ReviewCurrent pain and headache reports · 2019Maini K, Schuster NMDOI: 10.1007/s11916-019-0826-5

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name: κεφαλόπονος
Commons category: Headaches
ICPC 2 ID: N01
NCI Thesaurus ID: C34661
exact match: purl.obolibrary.org/obo/SYMP_0000504
Unicode character: 🤕

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Contents

Causes
Primary
Secondary
Pathophysiology
Diagnosis
Red flags
Old headaches
New headaches
Neuroimaging
Old headaches
New headaches
Lumbar puncture
Classification
ICHD-2
NIH
Management
Secondary headaches (caused by another disease)
Migraines
Tension-type headaches
Cluster headaches
Neuromodulation
Epidemiology
History
Children
Cardiac Cephalgia in Heart Attack
See also
References
External links

Headaches can occur as a result of many conditions. There are a number of different classification systems for headaches. The most well-recognized is that of the International Headache Society, which classifies it into more than 150 types of primary and secondary headaches. Causes of headaches may include dehydration; fatigue; sleep deprivation; stress; the effects of medications (overuse) and recreational drugs, including withdrawal; viral infections; loud noises; head injury; rapid ingestion of a very cold food or beverage; and dental or sinus issues (such as sinusitis).