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Age
Sex
Prevalence
Etiology
Pathogenesis
Triggers
Clinical Features/
Diagnosis
Migraine
F>M
More in
poor
People with
European
descent
Genetic
Trigeminal activation
neurogenic inflammation
increased vasodilation and
permeability of terminal
branches of ECA (occipital
and superficial temporal
branches)
Diagnosis
o 5 attacks
o Each attack lasts 4 hr-3 days
o Unilateral pain
o Pulsatile
o Moderate-severe
o Aggravated exercise
o Nausea/vomiting
o Sensitivity to light or sound
Management
Prognosis/
Complications
Symptomatic tmt:
o Oxygen stops pain
o Ergotamine, DHE
o Serotonin Agonists
Sumatriptan
Preventative tmt:
o Verapamil
o Lithium
o Valproate
o Capsaicin
o Lidocaine topical
Complications
o Stroke (when migraine
lasts >1 week)
o Seizures
o Persistent aura
VASCULAR HEADACHES
Chronic Migraine
Status migrainosus
Clusted HA
>40y/o
Males
Chronic
Paroxysmal
Hemicrania
F>M
Tension Type
Heachace
F>M
Hypothalamus abnormality
o Diminishes carotid
chemoreceptor activity
o Pain caused by dilation of
blood vessels which creates
pressure on trigeminal nerve
Tobbaco may trigger CHA
(nicotine)
Hypothalamus abnormality
Symptomatic tmt
o NSAIDS
o Caffeine
Preventive tmt
o B-blockers (propranolol, atenolol)
o TCAs (amitriptyline)
o Some antidepressants can trigger
TTH
o Behavioral
o Exercise
o Relaxation
< 1 day/month
Severe HA
Nausea/Vomiting
Vertigo (dizziness)
Depression
Infrequent TTH
Frequent TTH
Chronic TTH
New Daily
Headache
Combat related
Rebound
Headaches
Cervicogenic HA
Trigeminal
Neuralgia
>60y
2:1 F
Compression of trigeminal n.
by vessel or tumor
o Acoustic neuroma
o Cholesteotoma
o Meningioma
Demyelinization (MS can
cause TN)
Idiopathic
Glossopharyngeal
Neuralgia
100X less
prevalent
than TN
Same as TN
Unilateral pain
Face, throat, ear, base of tongue, tonsils or
beneath angle of mandible, TMJ
Trigger: swallowing, chewing, talking,
yawning
Brief episodes
Shock-like/electrical
Reoccurences/remissions
Post-herpetic
Neuralgia
Elderly
Nervus
Intermedius
Neuralgia
Associated with HZ
Superior
laryngeal
neuralgia
Complex regional
pain syndrome/
Causalgia
Sympathetic NS is causing
pain
Trauma, surgery, infection
Aggravated by stress, visual
and auditory stimuli
Atypical
periodontal
neuralgia
Burning mouth
syndrome
Idiopathic
C-fiber degeneration in oral
Clonazepam
Alpha-lipoic acid
Atypical Facial
Pain
Atypical
Odontolgia
(Phantom tooth
syndrome,
persistent
idiopathic
orofacial pain)
Unilateral
Severe continuous burning/stabbing pain
o Allodynia, hyperalgesia
Pain develops during the acute phase of HZ
and persists for more than 3 months after
herpetic eruption (may persist for daysyears)
Nerves: facial, auditory, trigeminal
o 15% trigeminal
o 80% V1
Hearing loss, loss of taste, facial weakness
Deep ear pain
Brief duration (secs-mins)
Disturbed lacrimation, salivation, taste
Trigger in posterior wall of auditory canal
Pain in throat, submandibular region, ear
Triggered by swallowing, turning head,
straining voice
Trigger zone on lateral neck
Extremities, face
Autonomic dysfunction:
o Acute: hot, perspiration, edema
o Chronic: cold, pale, cyanotic
Motor dysfunction:
o Weakness
o Tremor
Sensory dysfunction:
o Allodynia
o Hyperalgesia
o Burning
Trophic dysfunction:
o Acute: hair and nail growth
o Chronic: decreased hair and nail growth
CONTINUOUS NEUROPATHIC PAIN
Diagnosis:
o Rule out all other possible conditions
Constant, persistent pain
Varies in intensity
Diagnosis:
o After ruling out local dental diseases
>40y
3:1 F
Same as TN
Same as TN
Nerve block with lidocaine
Topical agents
o Capsaicin
o anesthetic
TCA (amitriptyline)
Anticonvulsants (gabapentin)
Smilar to Atypical
odontologia
tissues
o Palate
o Lips
Tongue appearance is normal
Diagnosis:
o Rule out local causes
o Candida
o Tongue parafunction (crenation)
o Xerostomia
o Nutritional deficiencies (pernicious
anemia)
o
TCA
Maxillary acrylic stents to cover palate