Abstract
Although headaches occur less frequently in older persons than in younger ones, the risk of serious secondary disorders is greatly increased in the elderly. This article surveys some of the primary types of geriatric headache, including migraine, tension-type, duster, and hypnic headache, as well as discusses many of the causes of secondary headaches. The most common of these include brain tumors, chronic subdural hematomas, ischemic stroke, temporal arteritis, trigeminal neuralgia, and postherpetic neuralgia. Secondary headaches may also result from obstructive sleep apnea, Parkinson's disease, medication use and overuse, and cardiac ischemia. This article reviews methods for diagnosis and treatment of different types of geriatric headache.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 28-35 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Annals of Long-Term Care |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| State | Published - 2002 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Gerontology
- Geriatrics and Gerontology