What is Chronic headache?

What is Chronic headache?

• Chronic headache: Headaches are not usually dangerous but chronic daily headaches must be regarded as serious.

Chronic headache: Introduction

Types of Chronic headache:

Types of Chronic headache:

• Chronic migraine
• Chronic tension headache
• more types...»

Broader types of Chronic headache:

• Headache
• Head Conditions
• more types...»

How many people get Chronic headache?

Prevalance of Chronic headache: estimated 45 million Americans (NINDS)
Prevalance Rate of Chronic headache: approx 1 in 6 or 16.54% or 45 million people in USA [about data]
Prevalance of Chronic headache: An estimated 45 million Americans experience chronic headaches. For at least half of these people, the problem is severe and sometimes disabling. (Source: excerpt from Headache - Hope Through Research: NINDS)

What causes Chronic headache?

Causes of Chronic headache: see causes of Chronic headache

What are the symptoms of Chronic headache?

Symptoms of Chronic headache: see symptoms of Chronic headache

Chronic headache: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Chronic headache.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Chronic headache.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Chronic headache: see treatments for Chronic headache
Research for Chronic headache: see research for Chronic headache

Society issues for Chronic headache

Physician office visits for Chronic headache: headache sufferers make over 8 million visits a year to doctor's offices. (Source: excerpt from Headache - Hope Through Research: NINDS)

Organs Affected by Chronic headache:

Organs and body systems related to Chronic headache include:

• Head

Name and Aliases of Chronic headache

Main name of condition: Chronic headache

chronic headaches, Cephalgia

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Chronic headache:

• Tension-type headache
• Chronic tension headache
• Episodic tension headache
• Chronic recurring head pain
• Cluster headache
• Migraine headache
• Muscle contraction headache

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