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Evaluation and management of "sinus headache" in the otolaryngology practice. Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2014 Apr;47(2):269-87

Date

04/01/2014

Pubmed ID

24680494

DOI

10.1016/j.otc.2013.10.008

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-84896990983 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   20 Citations

Abstract

Patients, primary care doctors, neurologists and otolaryngologists often have differing views on what is truly causing headache in the sinonasal region. This review discusses common primary headache diagnoses that can masquerade as "sinus headache" or "rhinogenic headache," such as migraine, trigeminal neuralgia, tension-type headache, temporomandibular joint dysfunction, giant cell arteritis (also known as temporal arteritis) and medication overuse headache, as well as the trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias, including cluster headache, paroxysmal hemicrania, and hemicrania continua. Diagnostic criteria are discussed and evidence outlined that allows physicians to make better clinical diagnoses and point patients toward better treatment options.

Author List

Patel ZM, Setzen M, Poetker DM, DelGaudio JM

Author

David M. Poetker MD Chief, Professor in the Otolaryngology department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Cluster Headache
Cooperative Behavior
Diagnosis, Differential
Endoscopy
Headache
Humans
Interdisciplinary Communication
Migraine Disorders
Otolaryngology
Rhinitis
Sinusitis
Tension-Type Headache
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgias