Table 1 Type of onset of headaches and etiology of headaches
From: Sudden onset headaches in paediatric emergency departments: diagnosis and management
SUDDEN ONSET HEADACHES | RECURRENT OR CHRONIC PROGRESSIVE HEADACHES |
|---|---|
Primary headaches - Migraine - Tension-type headaches (TTH) - Primary stabbing headaches (PSH) - Primary Thunderclap headaches | Primary headaches: - Chronic migraine - Tension-type headaches - Primary stabbing headaches - Cluster headaches |
Non-neurological secondary headaches - Upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) - Acute sinusitis - Hypertension - Substance or drug abuse - CO intoxication | Non-neurological secondary headaches - Hypertension - Hyperthyroidism - Phaeochromocytoma - Medication-induced headache |
Neurological secondary headaches - Viral or bacterial meningitis - Subarachnoid or intracranial haemorrhage - Venous sinus thrombosis - Reversible vasoconstriction syndrome - Acute hydrocephalus (including ventriculoperitoneal shunt malfunction) | Neurological secondary headaches - Seizures - Hydrocephalus - Chronic subdural haematoma - Unruptured vascular malformation - Brain tumour or abscess - Pseudotumour cerebri |