Linear headache
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Linear headache. This is a headache that occurs in a strictly unilateral line-shaped area. The line is 5-10mm wide. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Headache location
- This is a headache that occurs in a strictly unilateral line-shaped area
- The line is 5-10mm wide
- The line starts from the occipital or occipito-cervical region
- It extends to the eye, forehead or parietal region
Headache character
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Headache triggers
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Associated migraine features
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Differential diagnosis
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Treatment
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References
- Wang Y, Tian MM, Wang XH, et al. Linear headache: a recurrent unilateral head pain circumscribed in a line-shaped area. J Headache Pain 2014; 15:45.
- Lu YN, Pan QQ, Pan JF, Wang L, Lu YY, Hu LH, Wang Y. Linear headache: clinical characteristics of eight new cases. Springerplus 2016; 5:347.
- Chavarría-Miranda A, Guerrero ÁL, Talavera B, et al. Linear headache: a novel entity or a variant of nummular headache? Clinical characteristics and treatment response in a series of 16 patients. Pain Med 2021; 22:1158-1166.
- Wang L, Pan JF, Lu YY, Hu LH, Lu YN, Pan QQ, Wang Y. A recurrent headache circumscribed in a coronal line-shaped area around the head: a coronal linear headache. Springerplus 2016; 5:315.
- Pareja JA, Bandrés P. Linear interictal pain in Epicrania Fugax. J Headache Pain 2015; 16:507.
