External pressure headache. Literature review
External pressure headache is a primary headache disorder caused by physiological non-damaging stimuli; it has clear intermittent presentation, simple treatment and prevention recommendations, and therefore does not get much attention in medical literature. However, as the epidemiological situation...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Vilnius University Press
2021-06-01
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| Series: | Neurologijos seminarai |
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| Online Access: | https://www.journals.vu.lt/neurologijos_seminarai/article/view/27612 |
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| Summary: | External pressure headache is a primary headache disorder caused by physiological non-damaging stimuli; it has clear intermittent presentation, simple treatment and prevention recommendations, and therefore does not get much attention in medical literature. However, as the epidemiological situation changes, healthcare workers as long-term users of personal protective equipment have a higher risk to experience this type of headache. The article provides a review of the classification of external pressure headaches, diagnostic criteria, headache characteristics, pathogenesis mechanisms, and headaches caused by personal protective equipment during COVID-19 pandemic.
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| ISSN: | 1392-3064 2424-5917 |