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Challenging or difficult headache patients.

Stephen H Landy1

  • 1Wesley Headache Clinic, 8974 Bridge Forest Drive, Memphis, TN 38138, USA. wesleyhead@aol.com

Primary Care
|June 3, 2004
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This article discusses complex headache presentations, focusing on diagnosing and treating various migraine types and other challenging headache conditions for primary care providers. It covers undiagnosed, menstrual, and intractable migraines, plus other specific headache disorders.

Area of Science:

  • Neurology
  • Primary Care Medicine

Background:

  • Headache disorders, particularly migraines, pose a significant challenge in primary care settings.
  • Enigmatic and complex headache presentations often require specialized diagnostic and treatment approaches.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide a diagnostic and treatment perspective on challenging headache presentations.
  • To guide primary care providers in managing various migraine subtypes and other complex headache conditions.

Main Methods:

  • Review of diagnostic criteria and treatment strategies for complex headache disorders.
  • Focus on clinical presentations encountered in primary care.

Main Results:

  • Highlights include undiagnosed migraine, menstrual migraine, migraine in pregnancy, intractable migraine, status migrainosus, transformed migraine, hemiplegic migraine, and basilar migraine.

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  • Addresses "triptan syndrome," sudden onset of severe headache, post-traumatic headache, and headache in the elderly.

    • Conclusions:

    • Effective management of diverse headache presentations is crucial for improving patient outcomes in primary care.
    • Understanding these enigmatic headaches aids in accurate diagnosis and targeted treatment.