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The International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD) is a detailed hierarchical classification of all headache-related disorders published by the International Headache Society. [1] It is considered the official classification of headaches by the World Health Organization , and, in 1992, was incorporated into the 10th edition of their ...
Armodafinil, sold under the brand name Nuvigil, is a wakefulness-promoting medication which is used to treat excessive daytime sleepiness associated with obstructive sleep apnea, narcolepsy, and shift work disorder. [1] It is also used off-label for certain other indications. [10] The drug is taken by mouth. [1]
IH has long been considered a rare disease, believed to be 10 times less frequent than narcolepsy. [26] The prevalence of narcolepsy (with cataplexy) is estimated between 1/3,300 and 1/5,000. [ 47 ] Although the true prevalence of IH is unknown, it is estimated at 1/10,000 to 1/25,000 for the long sleep form and 1/11,000 to 1/100,000 without ...
An ictal headache [1] itself may or may not be an epileptic manifestation. In the first case, it is defined as ictal epileptic headache [2] or simply epileptic headache. [3] It is a type of pain seizure that can remain isolated or be followed by other manifestations of the seizure. [3]
In hemicrania continua, basal pain is a dull aching pressure similar to that of TTHs (Tension-Type Headaches) that occurs nearly always on the same side of the head and face. Pain ranges from mild to severe and is characterized by fluctuations that increase in intensity up to three to five times per 24-hour cycle.
For diagnosis of hypnic headache syndrome, headaches should occur at least 15 times per month for at least one month. Included in the differential diagnosis of a new onset nighttime headaches in the elderly is drug withdrawal, temporal arteritis, Sleep apnea, oxygen desaturation, pheochromocytoma, intracranial causes, primary and secondary neoplasms, communicating hydrocephalus, subdural ...
[1] [8] [9] [10] Eugeroics, in the sense of modafinil-type wakefulness promoting agents, include modafinil itself, armodafinil , and adrafinil , among others. [ 9 ] They are medically indicated for the treatment of certain sleep disorders , including excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) in narcolepsy or obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
Under the category of headache attributed to a substance or its withdrawal, the ICHD specifies the diagnostic criteria for oestrogen-withdrawal headache (8.4.3, G44.83 and Y42.4), and suggests that both that diagnosis and one of the menstrual migraine diagnoses be used in case of migraines related to oestrogen withdrawal occurring mainly at ...