Open AccessComparison of clinical characteristics of migraine and tension type headache
Author(s) -
Ravi Gupta,
M S Bhatia
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5545.82538
Subject(s) - phonophobia , medicine , migraine , nausea , international classification of headache disorders , palpitations , headaches , photophobia , vomiting , pediatrics , physical therapy , anesthesia , surgery , aura
Migraine and tension type headache (TTH) are two most common types of primary headaches. Though the International Classification of Headache Disorders-2 (ICHD-2) describes the diagnostic criteria, even then in clinical practice, patients may not respect these boundaries resulting in the difficulty in diagnosis of these pains.