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What is the difference between primary and secondary headaches?
What is the difference between primary and secondary headaches?
- Primary headaches affect the quality of life, while secondary headaches do not.
- Primary headaches are caused by underlying conditions, while secondary headaches are the disorder itself.
- Primary headaches are the disorder itself, while secondary headaches are caused by other underlying conditions. (correct)
- Primary headaches lead to significant disability, while secondary headaches do not.
What structures are involved in primary headaches according to the text?
What structures are involved in primary headaches according to the text?
- Scalp and pain-producing pathways in the nervous system.
- Trigeminal nerve terminals and pain-processing regions in the brain. (correct)
- Meningeal arteries and dural sinuses.
- Intracranial vessels and pain-modulatory systems.
What can result in headache according to the text?
What can result in headache according to the text?
- Activation or damage to pain-producing pathways in the nervous system.
- Pain arising from peripheral nociceptors due to tissue injury or visceral distension. (correct)
- Meningeal arteries and dural sinuses.
- Involvement of intracranial vessels, trigeminal nerve terminals, and pain-processing regions in the brain.
What is essential for diagnosis in patients with abnormal findings or recent-onset headaches?
What is essential for diagnosis in patients with abnormal findings or recent-onset headaches?
What is responsible for pain generation according to the text?
What is responsible for pain generation according to the text?
What requires a different approach compared to recurrent headaches according to the text?
What requires a different approach compared to recurrent headaches according to the text?
Which of the following is an example of primary headache?
Which of the following is an example of primary headache?
What is the definition of chronic daily headache?
What is the definition of chronic daily headache?
What is the treatment approach for secondary headaches?
What is the treatment approach for secondary headaches?
What is the purpose of using tricyclic medications as preventive treatment for chronic daily headache associated with migraine or tension-type headache?
What is the purpose of using tricyclic medications as preventive treatment for chronic daily headache associated with migraine or tension-type headache?
What causes secondary headaches?
What causes secondary headaches?
How are primary headaches characterized?
How are primary headaches characterized?
What does the term 'secondary headaches' refer to?
What does the term 'secondary headaches' refer to?
What is the approach to patients with Chronic Daily Headache (CDH) in terms of diagnosis?
What is the approach to patients with Chronic Daily Headache (CDH) in terms of diagnosis?
