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Headache

Medical Definition:	Pain in the cranial region that may occur as an isolated and benign symptom or as a manifestation of a wide variety of conditions including SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTIONS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; and other disorders. In general, recurrent headaches that are not associated with a primary disease process are referred to as HEADACHE DISORDERS (e.g., MIGRAINE).
Guide Notes:	HEADACHE DISORDERS; MIGRAINE; VASCULAR HEADACHE; CLUSTER HEADACHE & TENSION HEADACHE are also available but do not diagnose: use word of text; /drug ther: consider also ANALGESICS /ther use
Also Called:	Sharp Headache,Stabbing Headache,Throbbing Headache,Cough Headache,Headache, Thunderclap,Orthostatic Headache,Post-Dural Puncture Headache,Retro-Ocular Headache,Post-Lumbar Puncture Headache,Periorbital Headache,Ocular Headache,Generalized Headache,Bilateral Headache,Unilateral Headache,Vertex Headache

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