Tension type headache (TTH): clinical features
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Tension type headache (TTH): clinical features. Stress, Irregular meals, Coffee, Caffeinated drinks, Dehydration. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Triggers
- Stress
- Irregular meals
- Coffee
- Caffeinated drinks
- Dehydration
- Sleep disorders
- Too much or too little sleep
- Low physical exercise
- Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
Clinical features
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Differential diagnosis
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References
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- Lai J, Liu MN, Chen TJ, Tsai SJ, Chen MH. Subsequent migraine and tension headache after pelvic inflammatory disease: a longitudinal follow-up study of 381,122 women. Eur Neurol 2026 (Online ahead of print).
- Crystal SC, Robbins MS. Tension-type headache mimics. Curr Pain Headache Rep 2011; 15:459-466.
- Loder E, Rizzoli P. Tension-type headache. BMJ 2008; 336:88-92.
- Fumal A, Schoenen. Tension-type headache: current research and clinical management. Lancet Neurol 2008; 7:70-83.
