Disorders
- Medication overuse headache is a recognized ICHD ( International Classification of Headache Disorders ) classification. (wikipedia.org)
- Over the years different sets of diagnostic criteria have been proposed and revised by the major experts of headache disorders. (wikipedia.org)
- The criteria for the diagnosis of NDPH were proposed in 1994 (the Silberstein-Lipton criteria) but not included in the International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD) until 2004. (wikipedia.org)
Classification
- NDPH It is classified as a Primary Headache Disorder by the ICHD-2 classification system (by the IHS) using number 4.8. (wikipedia.org)
benign
- In 1986, Vanast was the first author to describe the new daily-persistent headache (NDPH) as a benign form of chronic daily headache (CDH). (wikipedia.org)
cerebrospinal fluid
- NDPH mimics include but are not limited to: neoplasms subarachnoid hemorrhage idiopathic intracranial hypertension temporal arteritis chronic subdural hematoma post-traumatic headaches sphenoid sinusitis hypertension spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid leak cervical artery dissections pseudotumor cerebri without papilledema cerebral venous thrombosis Chiari malformation NDPH with medication overuse headache Many doctors state that the condition is best viewed as a syndrome rather than a diagnosis. (wikipedia.org)
disorder
- They typically occur in patients with an underlying headache disorder such as migraine or tension-type headache that "transforms" over time from an episodic condition to chronic daily headache due to excessive intake of acute headache relief medications. (wikipedia.org)
- MOH is a serious, disabling and well-characterized disorder, which represents a worldwide problem and is now considered the third-most prevalent type of headache. (wikipedia.org)
- The headache is daily and unremitting from very soon after onset (within 3 days at most), usually in a person who does not have a history of a primary headache disorder. (wikipedia.org)
- Although NDPH is classified as a primary headache syndrome, it must be remembered that a number of important conditions can present with a new-onset persisting headache, and these must be excluded prior to making a diagnosis of a primary headache disorder. (wikipedia.org)
Clinical
- The headaches can vary greatly in their clinical presentation and duration. (wikipedia.org)
syndrome
- New daily persistent headache (NDPH) is a primary headache syndrome which can mimic chronic migraine and chronic tension-type headache. (wikipedia.org)
2002
- In 2002, Li and Rozen conducted a study of 56 patients at the Jefferson Headache Center in Philadelphia and published the following results: 82% of patients were able to pinpoint the exact day their headache started. (wikipedia.org)
overuse headache
- Medication overuse headache ( MOH ), also known as rebound headache usually occurs when analgesics are taken frequently to relieve headaches . (wikipedia.org)
primary
- It is one of the types of primary headache syndromes that present as a chronic daily headache, which is a headache present for more than 15 days a month for more than 3 months. (wikipedia.org)
dull
- Quality of the headache has been described as dull and/or pressure-like sensation, and throbbing and/or pulsating sensation. (wikipedia.org)
typically
- However, the discontinuation of overused drugs usually leads to the worsening of headache and the appearance of drug withdrawal symptoms (that greatly depend on the previously overused drugs and typically last from two to ten days and that are relieved by the further intake of the overused medication), which might reinforce the continuation of overuse. (wikipedia.org)
diagnostic criteria
- The two subsequent revisions of the diagnostic criteria for MOH (2005 and 2006) refined and extended the definition of the condition on the basis of both its chronicity (headache on more than 15 days/month for more than three months) and drug classes, thereby identifying the main types of MOH. (wikipedia.org)
prevalence
- The Akershus study of chronic headache, a population based cross sectional study of 30,000 persons aged 30-44 years in Norway, found a one-year prevalence of 0.03 percent in the population. (wikipedia.org)
worsen
- Opioid and butalbital use can worsen headaches and cause MOH. (wikipedia.org)
patients
- One retrospective study stated that over 80% of patients could state the exact date their headache began. (wikipedia.org)
- 30% of the patients, the onset of the headache occurred in correlation with an infection or flu-like illness. (wikipedia.org)
- 38% of the patients had a prior personal history of headache. (wikipedia.org)
- 29% of the patients had a family history of headache. (wikipedia.org)
cause
- Rebound headaches frequently occur daily, can be very painful and are a common cause of chronic daily headache. (wikipedia.org)
- Concurrent with MOH, overuse of acetaminophen (AKA paracetamol in some countries) for treating headaches risks causing liver damage and NSAID overuse can cause gastrointestinal bleeding . (wikipedia.org)
Treatment
- Opioids and butalbital are sometimes inappropriately used as treatment for migraine and headache and should be avoided in favor of more effective, migraine-specific treatments. (wikipedia.org)
