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Nervous System and Brain

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Signs and Symptoms: Neurologic Manifestations | Pain | Information Processing Disorders | Language Disorders | Learning Disorders | Perceptual Disorders

Central Nervous System: Brain Diseases | Brain Injury | Infections | Malformations | Spinal Cord Diseases | Spinal Cord Injury

Other Diseases and Disorders: Autoimmune Nervous System Diseases | Autonomic Nervous System Diseases | Cranial Nerve Disorders | Degenerative Nervous System Diseases | Dementias | Headache and Migraine | Motor Neuron Diseases | Movement Disorders | Peripheral Nerve Disorders | Sleep Disorders

Other Topics: General Nervous System and Brain | Anatomy | Diagnostic Procedures | Neural Transplantation | Surgery


Headache and Migraine

(Jump to: General Information | Headache and Migraine in Children | Headache Treatment | Organizations

Types of Headache: Chronic | Cluster | Exercise-Related | Migraine | Occipital Neuralgia | Paroxysmal Hemicrania | Rebound | Sinus | SUNCT | Tension | Other Headaches )

Organizations
American Headache Society (ACHE)
National Headache Foundation (NHF)
Migraine Awareness Group (MAGNUM):National Migraine Association


General Information
Headache: Hope Through Research:NINDS
Headache Causes and Diagnosis in Adults:UpToDate Patient Information
Headaches, Self-Care Flowchart:FamilyDoctor.org
Headache:National Pain Foundation
Secondary Headaches:ACHE
Headache:MedlinePlus


Headache in Children
Headaches in Children:ACHE
Headaches in Children:Mayo Clinic
See also Migraine in Children


Headache Treatment, General
Headache Treatment in Adults:UpToDate Patient Information
Headaches: Treatment Depends on Your Symptoms:Mayo Clinic
Headaches: Self-care Measures for Headache Relief:Mayo Clinic
Headache Hygiene:ACHE


Chronic Headache
Chronic Daily Headaches:Mayo Clinic
Hemicrania Continua:NINDS


Cluster Headaches
Cluster Headaches:FamilyDoctor.org
Cluster Headache:Mayo Clinic
Cluster Headache:NHF
Cluster Headache:ACHE
Management of Cluster Headache:American Academy of Family Physicians


Exercise-Related Headaches
Exercise Headaches:Mayo Clinic


Migraine Headaches
General Information
Migraine:Mayo Clinic
Migraine Headache:NHF
Migraine and Common Comorbidities:ACHE
Migraine:MedlinePlus
Migraine in Children
Migraine Headache in Children and Adolescents:American Academy of Family Physicians
Migraine Variants in Children:ACHE
Migraines: What a Pain!:Nemours Foundation [for Kids]
Migraine Headaches:Nemours Foundation [for Teens]
Migraine in Women
Headaches and Hormones: What's the Connection?:Mayo Clinic
Menstrual Migraine:NHF
Migraine in Women:ACHE
Migraine Treatment
Commonly Used Acute Migraine Treatments:ACHE
Preventive Treatments:ACHE
Migraine Prevention: A Guide to the Latest Methods and Treatments:NHF
Familial Hemiplegic Migraine
Familial Hemiplegic Migraine:Genetics Home Reference, NLM


Occipital Neuralgia
Occipital Neuralgia:NINDS
Occipital Neuralgia:AANS


Paroxysmal Hemicrania
Paroxysmal Hemicrania:NINDS


Rebound Headache
Rebound Headaches:Mayo Clinic
Daily Headaches Due to Medication Overuse:American Academy of Neurology
Chronic Migraine and Medication-Overuse Headache:American Academy of Neurology


Sinus Headache
Sinus Headache:NHF
Sinus Headaches:Mayo Clinic


SUNCT Headache
SUNCT Headache:NINDS


Tension Headache
Tension Headache:Mayo Clinic


Other Types of Headaches
Cough Headaches:Mayo Clinic
External Compression Headaches:Mayo Clinic
Ice Cream Headaches:Mayo Clinic
Sex Headaches:Mayo Clinic
Spinal Headaches:Mayo Clinic
Thunderclap Headaches:Mayo Clinic


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