Headache is divided into several categories

In order to facilitate the diagnosis and treatment, clinically we usually divide headache into the following categories:

(1) Neurological headache: mainly due to mental, emotional factors or various stress-induced headache, such as common neurosis headache, hysteria headache, depression headache, tension headache (also known as myoclonic headache), headache caused by anxiety, etc., this kind of headache is mostly accompanied by a variety of neurological and mental symptoms, such as panic, shortness of breath, anxiety, insomnia, forgetfulness and other symptoms. These headaches are often accompanied by a variety of neurological symptoms, such as panic, shortness of breath, anxiety, insomnia, forgetfulness and other symptoms. This kind of headache has a long course, for years and years, and the time of headache is more than the time of no pain, but the degree of headache is mild or moderate pain. Xiang see neurological headache web page.

(2) migraine: also known as a vascular headache. Migraine is a common group of headache types, for episodic neurovascular dysfunction, characterized by recurrent migraine or bilateral headaches. About 60% of patients have a family history of the disease, and those who start in adulthood have a less positive family history.

(3) Cluster headache: also known as histamine headache, is a neuro-vascular dysfunction manifesting as orbital and head pain. It and migraine headache, although there are **** the same, but there are more different points: this syndrome is mainly seen in male patients, the onset of the age of late, mostly in the 30 to 50 years of age.

(4) headache after traumatic brain injury: headache is its main symptom, but there are also dizziness, fatigue, insomnia, nervousness, easily agitated, inability to concentrate and memory loss. The headache is mostly on the injured side and can be accompanied by tenderness. The nature of the headache can be throbbing or heavy pressure, mostly persistent pain, and often enhanced by mental factors, physical labor, sound, loud and bright light and other stimuli.

(5) children's headache: children's recurrent headache, mainly neurological headache, vascular headache, muscle contraction headache, in addition to post-traumatic brain headache, sinusitis headache, brain tumors, children's epilepsy, headache caused by vision loss, etc., but the headache caused by systemic diseases is more common, Xiang see children's headache web page.

(6) Chronic daily headache: chronic daily headache is abbreviated as CHD

, refers to frequent headache episodes of more than 15 days a month, headache lasts more than 4 hours a day.

(7) Other types of organic headache:

Headache caused by cerebral hemorrhage or subarachnoid hemorrhage: Sudden headache with nausea, vomiting and impaired consciousness, cerebral hemorrhage or subarachnoid hemorrhage may be seen in middle-aged and elderly people.

Headache caused by glaucoma: the headache is mostly in the upper part of the orbit or around the eyeball, and often accompanied by visual impairment.

Headache caused by brain tumor: dull headache, gradual aggravation, accompanied by nausea, vomiting, diplopia and other intracranial pressure

increased performance of the person, be alert to the possibility of brain tumor.

Trigeminal neuralgia: flash-like severe pain on one side of the face is often a feature of trigeminal neuralgia.

Other causes: such as benign cough headache, cold irritation headache, and sexual activity related to "sexual intercourse headache", these headaches are mostly related to environmental, mental or emotional factors.