Cervicogenic headache: too important to be left un-diagnosed

The Journal of Headache and Pain

Commentary

Ottar Sjaastad¹  Torbjørn A Fredriksen²  Fabio Antonaci³ 

[1] Department of Neurology, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway;Department of Neurosurgery, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway;Headache Centre, C. Mondino National Institute of Neurology Foundation, IRCCS, Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy;

关键词: Cervicogenic headache;    Headache classification;    Unilaterality of headache;    Mechanical precipitation of headache;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1129-2377-16-6

 received in 2014-11-27, accepted in 2015-01-09,  发布年份 2015

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

A comparison has been made between the cervicogenic headache criteria in the new IHS classification of headaches (3rd edition- beta version) and The Cervicogenic Headache International Study Group’s (GHISG) criteria from 1998. In a more recent version, the CHISG criteria consist of 7 different items. While “core cases” of cervicogenic headache (CEH) usually fulfill all 7 criteria, the IHS classification - 3rd edition beta version- fulfills only 3 criteria. Although the new three beta version represents an improvement from the previous one, it does not quite seem to live up to the expectations for a diagnostic system for routine, clinical use.

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