Mayo Clinic Talks
Headache Edition: Chronic Daily Headaches
Jul 7, 2022
Dr. Rashmi Halker Singh, a specialist in headaches, discusses chronic daily headaches, including types, development, and management. The podcast covers the impact on lifestyle, prevalence, risk factors, and accurate diagnosis through thorough headache history. It also explores triggers, genetics, pain transmission, lifestyle factors, stress, caffeine's role, potential causes, medication overuse headache, and treatment approaches. Additionally, it highlights patient education, new medications, C-GIRP monclantibodies, and the importance of headache specialists.
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Quick takeaways
- Chronic daily headache is a condition characterized by experiencing headaches at least 15 days per month for a minimum of three months, and the most common type associated with this condition is chronic migraine.
- There are both non-modifiable and modifiable risk factors associated with the development of chronic daily headache, including being female, sleep habits, stress levels, cutaneous allodynia, and acute medication use.
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Understanding Chronic Daily Headache
Chronic daily headache is a condition characterized by experiencing headaches at least 15 days per month for a minimum of three months. This term, however, is not a specific diagnosis, but rather serves to indicate the frequency and duration of headaches. The most common type of headache associated with chronic daily headache is chronic migraine. Patients with chronic daily headache often present with a persistent and baseline headache, and they may also have different headache types, including tension headaches and migraines. It is important for healthcare providers to take a thorough headache history to identify the specific headache phenotype and provide an accurate diagnosis.
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