Chronic daily headache (CDH): clinical features

Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .

Chronic daily headache (CDH): clinical features. Headaches occurring for ≥15 days a month. Fully referenced neurology checklist.

Characteristics

  • Headaches occurring for ≥15 days a month
  • They recur for 3 consecutive months

CDH with attack duration <4 hours

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CDH with attack duration ≥4 hours

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References

  1. Bigal ME, Lipton RB. The differential diagnosis of chronic daily headaches: an algorithm-based approach. J Headache Pain 2007; 8:263-272.
  2. Halker RB, Hastriter EV, Dodick DW. Chronic daily headache: an evidence-based and systematic approach to a challenging problem. Neurology 2011; 76:S37-S42.

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