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CONDITION : MIGRAINES




PATHOPHYSIOLOGY : RISK FACTORS :



CORTICAL SPREADING DEPRESSION Genetic

of
S
depolarisation
Trigger
CGR
Spread release
of stance D
-



came ac tivation all
of m a st
Oral Contraception


Release thistamines
prostaglanding
↓ Alcohol


Exacerbatedba
cause vasodilation -
Pain

sensation ↓ Stress


thalamuadto
Seudosiguat
Leadstone nocioceptor
corte
-

a si
activation
say




REDFLAGS AND COMPLICATIONS : SIGNS : SYMPTOMS :
RED FLAGS




Yadia set
CHRONIC : >15
days of
each month Unilateral pain




ge
EPISODIC
Pulsating
15 headache
days
: (
e


or new aut




AAAin
vomiting
Naurea +




Excacerbating cough , sneeze or when
standing
one
a
ge 5Yesa
Neoplasia-Cancer
Poor
balanel of conciones
Photo/Phonophobia

Swollen optic dis
Auras
URGENT REFERAL

Immunosuppressed
< 20 ye a rs

of malignancy
in brain
History
vomiting with no came. .




VESTIGATION : TREATMENT :
ICHD-3 WITHOUT AU R A
SYMPTOMATIC RELIEF
Attack lasting 4 - 7 2 hours to at least 5 a t t a c ks
SIMPLE ANALGESIA NSAIDS- Ibuprofen




S
400mg
-

Attack with at l e a st t wo characteristics

·
Unilateral -> Aspirin omg One dose as soon as it develops
OR
Pulsating
·

- Paracetamol locous
·
Moderate or severe
TRIPTANS - Alone i n Combination With NSAIDs
Aggravation
· or



During
headache they experience ·
Ist line : ORAL Sumatriptan
50-100mg
O Photos Phono
·
Naproxen most effective combination

RULE OUT NtE
ANTI-EMETICS Used i n absonce
of
- e ve n

MENINGITIS >
-

Neck Stifness
·
Prochlorperazine long
>
- Feuer OR

metoclopramide
long
·


>
-
Photophobia
PapileT h e
VENOUSSNUTRombosis
- PREVENTION

PROPANOLOL i n divided doses
80-240mg daily
-

>
-


Dizziness
for
daily dose
ICHD-3 7 Nin incriments 50-100
AURA
TOPIRAMATE-15mg days 25mg we e k total
>
WITH On to
every my
-




Visual
symptoms
Sensary symptoms AMITRIPTYLINE-15-75mg On


Motor
Symptoms CGRPANTAGONISTS Frenumab Specalist i f
Forg every
4 weeks 24
migrains per week
- to
Au r a fo r accompanied 2 2 a t t a c ks
? Sminutes
by headache -

, CONDITION : CLUSTER HEADACHE




PATHOPHYSIOLOGY : RISK FACTORS :



DYSFUNCTIONAL HYPOTUALAMUS Stress

Stimulate l a c r i m a l t nasal
>
glands
-
Activated
by trigger
- Stimulate
parasympathetic NS . Vasodilation of blood vessels
Smoking
↑ Blood f l ow to
Conjungtivitis

inflammation Stress
Neurogenic
·





Activate

nocioceptor
and i a

Male




REDFLAGS AND COMPLICATIONS : SIGNS : SYMPTOMS :
RED FLAGS

Head
injuy Duration 5 minutes to 3 1-8 Unilateral
day
- h o u rs a near
eyes
-




yeDanS set

Can reappear at same time o f
day
·

Cyclical patter n




ge
Stabbing , burning and shar p pain
e


or new aut
Rhinnorhea + nasal
congestion
Excacerbating cough , sneeze or when
standing

ge 5Yesa Restlessness




Nati
Immunosuppressed
< 20 ye a rs

of malignancy
in brain
History
vomiting with no came. .




VESTIGATION : TREATMENT :

At least 5 a t t a c ke with c l u s te r p at te r n SY M P TO M AT I C RELIEF

· With at least I
Symptom with headache SHORT BURST O2 THERAPY
Rhinnorhoea
·



Re st l e ss n e ss T R I P TA N S I n te r n a s a l / I M / S C
Eyelid
-
· oedema

Sumatriptan
Ging
·
-
per d o s e S/C


10-20mg repeat after 2 h ou s inter-naval
·




Episodic : Multiple a t t a c ks
lasting 7
days -
I
year with pain free interval
of 3 months PREVENTION



140-960ng daily
CCB- Verapamil (-3 divided doses
Chronic Attacke ove r 1 without remission 3 months
year m o re than




ANTI-CONVULSANTS -
Topiramate




PREDNISOLONE

, CONDITION : TENSION HEADACHE




PATHOPHYSIOLOGY : RISK FACTORS :



MUSCLE TIGLITNESS STIFNESS NECK M u s cl e
tightness
+ IN


Activation lame activation of nocioceptors
of vessels muscles Signals to
trigeminal system
>
blood near > sent
- -





Dehydration
Sends to thalamus then
Cereberal Cortex

↓ Stress

Pain sensation

Central
sensitisation Lack
of sleep


overtimecaa




REDFLAGS AND COMPLICATIONS : SIGNS : SYMPTOMS :

RED FLAGS
Duration -
> 4-6 hours >
-
Can last up to a we e k Bilateral - Frontal + temporal
Head
injuy

yeDanS set
No Non
pulsating
N +t or photo/phanophobia




ge
e

aut Not B an d -l i ke
aggravated by activity
or new




Excacerbating cough , sneeze or when
standing

ge 5Yesa

Nati
Immunosuppressed
< 20 ye a rs

of malignancy
in brain
History
vomiting with no came. .




VESTIGATION : TREATMENT :

E2 of EPISODIC
symptomsas SIMPLE ANALGESIA NSAIDS- Ibuprofen




S
400mg
-

Non
pulsating
·



·
No photophobia/phonophobia
-> Aspirin omg One dose as soon as it develops
OR
Not wo rs e on exertion CAFFIENE - Paracetamol locous

Increased PREVENTION
light
+ sound
sensitivity No aura
>
-




TCA
Amitriptylline
-
l ow dose



Episodic - 30 m i n s -
7
days OTHER ANTI-DEPRESSANTS

for CBT
episodes days
·
10 1-14 a month 23 months


Chronic -215 for 2 3 months
days per month

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