Types of HA
What is the most common type of HA?
Is it frequent or chronic more often?
Tension HA
Frequent (>15 days/month)
Secondary causes of HA
“Worse HA of my life”
Subarachnoid hemorrage
Secondary causes of HA
“New onset of focal neurologic weakness”
Stroke
Secondary causes of HA
“Onset of HA > 50YO”
Secondary causes of HA
“HA + systemic symptoms”
1. Meningitis
2. Encephalitis
Secondary causes of HA
“Eye pain => HA”
acute angle glaucoma
Secondary causes of HA
“High BP => HA”
1. HTN urgency/MRGNC
2. Preeclampsia
Generally, chronic HA can be caused by…treated with…
1. Mulitple etiologies
2. Multiple modalities/treatments and altering lifestyle
When performing OLDCARTS for a patient presenting with HA, what MUST we ask?

Tension HA
Categorize tension HA by frequency
Most common causes of tension HA
Tension HA caused by myofascial pain referral
Treatment of Tension Headache: myofascial pain referral
Tension Headache due to cervical facet referral
Tension Headache due to cervical facet referral
Tension type headache: TMJ (jaw pain)
Tension HA: TMJ pain
Associated sxs –
Treatment:
What is CI in patients with tension HA due to TMJ?
surgery
Patient has a unilateral, throbbing burning pain, but can shift that occurs in multiple phases.
What type of head pain is this?
Migraine
Migraine
4 phases of migraines
PAHP
4 MC triggers for migraines (in order)
Caffeine and alcohol, smells, changes in weather, dehydration