Headache in Otolaryngology: Rhinogenic and Beyond

Chapter: Diagnosing and Understanding Adult Headache

by A. Feoktistov, M. Diamond

• Primary headache disorders are the most common forms of headaches.
• Taking a good history and performing thorough physical and neurologic examination are mandatory in evaluation of patients with headache.
• Unusual age of onset, sudden change in the headache pattern, headache deterioration, and lack of response to therapy, as well as presence of systemic symptoms such as fever and weight loss should warrant further diagnostic work-up.

Headaches are among the most frequent reasons for patients to seek medical attention and one of the largest contributors to disability. It is one of the most common disorders of nervous system.¹ Primary headaches are the most common forms of headache disorders.

Primary headaches represent idiopathic pain conditions without underlying disorders, whereas secondary headaches disorders occur because of another pathologic process.

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