Primary and secondary stabbing headache

Matthew S. Robbins, Randolph Evans

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Abstract

Eight out of the 33 cases of primary stabbing headache seen in a general neurology clinic (40% have headache as their chief complaint) in the last 3.5 years are presented. The epidemiology, association with other primary headache disorders, secondary associations, testing, and treatment of primary stabbing headache are reviewed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)565-570
Number of pages6
JournalHeadache
Volume55
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1 2015

Keywords

  • ice pick
  • idiopathic stabbing headache
  • jabs and jolts
  • primary stabbing headache
  • symptomatic

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Neurology
  • Clinical Neurology

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