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Primary Thunderclap Headache

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Key wordscomputerized tomography, lone acute severe headache, lumbar puncture, pneumopcephalus, subarachnoid hemorrhage, thunderclap headache   ICD-10 CODE G44.53 The Clinical Syndrome Thunderclap headache, which is also known as lone acute…

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Cough Headache

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Key WordsArnold-Chiari Type I malformation, Cough Headache, exertional headache, indomethacin, sexual headache, symptomatic cough headache, Valsalva maneuver   ICD-10 CODE R51 The Clinical Syndrome Cough headache is a term used…

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Sexual Headache

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Key wordsdull sexual headache, explosive sexual headache, indomethacin, magnesium, posterual sexual headache, primary headache associated with sexual activity, propranolol, sexual headache, thunderclap headache   ICD-10 CODE R51 The Clinical Syndrome…

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Charlin Syndrome

Feb 9, 2020 by in PAIN MEDICINE Comments Off on Charlin Syndrome

Key WordsCharlin’s syndrome, Charlin-Sluder syndrome, eye pain, facial pain, headache, nasociliary ganglion, nasociliary nerve block cluster headache, nasociliary neuralgia   ICD-10 CODE G50.0 Clinical Syndrome Charlin syndrome, also known as…

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Hemicrania Continua

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Key wordsautonomic trigeminal cephalgias, chronic paroxysma hemicranias, cluster headache, hemicrania continuas, horner’s syndrome, indomethacin, indomethacin responsive headaches, sjaastad syndrome, trigeminal autonomic cephalgias, unilateral headaches   ICD-10 CODE G44.51 Clinical Syndrome…

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Supraorbital Neuralgia

Feb 9, 2020 by in PAIN MEDICINE Comments Off on Supraorbital Neuralgia

ICD-10 CODE G50.0 Clinical Syndrome The pain of supraorbital neuralgia is characterized as persistent pain in the supraorbital region and forehead with occasional sudden, shock-like paresthesias in the distribution of…

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Chronic Paroxysmal Hemicrania

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ICD-10 CODE R51 Clinical Syndrome Chronic paroxysmal hemicrania, which is also known as Sjaastad syndrome, shares many characteristics of its more common analogue, cluster headache, but has several important differences…

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Ice Pick Headache

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ICD-10 CODE R51 Clinical Syndrome Ice pick headache is a constellation of symptoms consisting of paroxysms of stabbing jabs and jolts that occur primarily in the first division of the…

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Head and Neck Blocks

Sep 21, 2019 by in PAIN MEDICINE Comments Off on Head and Neck Blocks

Abstract The addition of head and neck blocks to a pain management physician’s skill set can be rewarding for the practitioner as well as the patient. An understanding of the…

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