Unusual headaches in the elderly

Current Pain and Headache Reports

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 295-301

  Bamford, Cynthia C ^a   Mays, Maryann ^a   Tepper, Stewart J ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac cephalgia; Cough headache; Elderly headache; Exploding head syndrome; Geriatric headache; Giant cell arteritis; Headache; Hypnic headache; Migraine aura; Primary cough headache; Secondary headache; Short lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache with conjunctival injection and tearing; SUNCT

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMANTADINE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CAFFEINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; DIPYRIDAMOLE; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; LEVODOPA; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PHOSPHODIESTERASE V INHIBITOR; SEDATIVE AGENT;

AGE; AGED; CLINICAL FEATURE; COUGH HEADACHE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXPLODING HEAD SYNDROME; GERIATRIC DISORDER; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HEAD INJURY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPNIC HEADACHE; NEOPLASM; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; VASCULAR DISEASE;

AGED; EPILEPSY; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HEADACHE DISORDERS; HEADACHE DISORDERS, PRIMARY; HEADACHE DISORDERS, SECONDARY; HUMANS; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS;

EID: 80051669553     PISSN: 15313433     EISSN: 15343081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11916-011-0196-0     Document Type: Review

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