Headache

Primary Cough Headache

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Primary Cough Headache, Benign Cough Headache, Cough Headache

  • See Also
  1. Headache
  2. Cough Headache
  3. Headache Red Flag
  4. Organic Headache
  5. Chronic Daily Headache
  • Classification
  1. Brief Headache Syndrome
  • Precautions
  1. Headache worse with coughing is a Headache Red Flag
  2. Primary Cough Headache is a diagnosis of exclusion
    1. First evaluate for Organic Headache (e.g. Cerebral Aneurysm, Intracranial Mass)
  • Symptoms
  1. Headache induced with cough or valsalva
  2. Generalized Headache pain
  3. Headache lasts less than 30 minutes
  • Management
  1. Indomethacin
  • References
  1. (2004) Cephalgia 24(suppl 1): 9-160 [PubMed]
  2. Yancey (2014) Am Fam Physician 89(8): 642-8 [PubMed]