Headache

"Headache" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The symptom of PAIN in the cranial region. It may be an isolated benign occurrence or manifestation of a wide variety of HEADACHE DISORDERS.

Descriptor ID	D006261
MeSH Number(s)	C23.888.592.612.441
Concept/Terms	Headache Headache Headaches Head Pain Head Pains Pain, Head Pains, Head Cephalodynia Cephalodynias Cranial Pain Cranial Pains Pain, Cranial Pains, Cranial Cephalalgia Cephalalgias Cephalgia Cephalgias Generalized Headache Generalized Headache Generalized Headaches Headache, Generalized Headaches, Generalized Ocular Headache Ocular Headache Headache, Ocular Headaches, Ocular Ocular Headaches Orthostatic Headache Orthostatic Headache Headache, Orthostatic Headaches, Orthostatic Orthostatic Headaches Vertex Headache Vertex Headache Headache, Vertex Headaches, Vertex Vertex Headaches Retro-Ocular Headache Retro-Ocular Headache Headache, Retro-Ocular Headaches, Retro-Ocular Retro Ocular Headache Retro-Ocular Headaches Sharp Headache Sharp Headache Headache, Sharp Headaches, Sharp Sharp Headaches Throbbing Headache Throbbing Headache Headache, Throbbing Headaches, Throbbing Throbbing Headaches Unilateral Headache Unilateral Headache Headache, Unilateral Headaches, Unilateral Unilateral Headaches Hemicrania Bilateral Headache Bilateral Headache Bilateral Headaches Headache, Bilateral Headaches, Bilateral Periorbital Headache Periorbital Headache Headache, Periorbital Headaches, Periorbital Periorbital Headaches

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Headache".

Diseases [C]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Signs and Symptoms [C23.888]
Neurologic Manifestations [C23.888.592]
Pain [C23.888.592.612]
Headache [C23.888.592.612.441]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Headache".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Headache".

Headache
Slit Ventricle Syndrome

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Bar chart showing 18 publications over 13 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 1996 and 2006 and 2010 and 2016 and 2017

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	2	0	2
2002	1	0	1
2006	1	1	2
2008	0	1	1
2009	1	0	1
2010	0	2	2
2012	0	1	1
2013	1	0	1
2016	1	1	2
2017	1	1	2
2020	0	1	1
2022	0	1	1
2023	0	1	1

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Vawter NL, Godino JG, Lewis SV, Northrup AW, Samaniego JC, Poblete JY, Guereca JA, Sharp SP, Matthews E, Crespo NC, Lucatero PG, Vidaurrazaga MM, Ramers CB. COVID-19 monoclonal antibody treatment impact on symptoms and post-COVID conditions among high-risk patients at a Federally Qualified Health Center. BMC Infect Dis. 2023 Feb 22; 23(1):105.

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Rodr?guez-Almagro D, Barassi G, Bertollo M, Obrero-Gait?n E, Di Iorio A, Prosperi L, Achalandabaso-Ochoa A, Lomas-Vega R, Ib??ez-Vera AJ. Manual Therapy Approach to the Extraocular Muscles in Migraine Treatment: A Preliminary Study. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2022; 1375:29-37.

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Burrowes SAB, Rhodes CS, Meeker TJ, Greenspan JD, Gullapalli RP, Seminowicz DA. Decreased grey matter volume in mTBI patients with post-traumatic headache compared to headache-free mTBI patients and healthy controls: a longitudinal MRI study. Brain Imaging Behav. 2020 Oct; 14(5):1651-1659.

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Tomashek KM, Lorenzi OD, And?jar-P?rez DA, Torres-Vel?squez BC, Hunsperger EA, Munoz-Jordan JL, Perez-Padilla J, Rivera A, Gonzalez-Zeno GE, Sharp TM, Galloway RL, Glass Elrod M, Mathis DL, Oberste MS, Nix WA, Henderson E, McQuiston J, Singleton J, Kato C, Garc?a Gubern C, Santiago-Rivera W, Cruz-Correa J, Muns-Sosa R, Ortiz-Rivera JD, Jim?nez G, Galarza IE, Horiuchi K, Margolis HS, Alvarado LI. Clinical and epidemiologic characteristics of dengue and other etiologic agents among patients with acute febrile illness, Puerto Rico, 2012-2015. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2017 Sep; 11(9):e0005859.

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Saito EK, Mehta B, Wang F, Nakamoto B, McMurtray AM. Headaches More Common among Epilepsy Sufferers with Neurocysticercosis than Other Structural Brain Lesions. Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2017 06; 76(6):152-155.

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Morris MC, Walker LS, Bruehl S, Stone AL, Mielock AS, Rao U. Impaired conditioned pain modulation in youth with functional abdominal pain. Pain. 2016 10; 157(10):2375-2381.

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Jha RK, Shah DK, Basnet S, Paudel KR, Sah P, Sah AK, Adhikari K. Facebook use and its effects on the life of health science students in a private medical college of Nepal. BMC Res Notes. 2016 Aug 02; 9:378.

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Hurwitz EL, Vassilaki M, Li D, Schneider MJ, Stevans JM, Phillips RB, Phelan SP, Lewis EA, Armstrong RC. Variations in Patterns of Utilization and Charges for the Care of Headache in North Carolina, 2000-2009: A Statewide Claims' Data Analysis. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2016 05; 39(4):229-39.

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Roberts AL, Rosario M, Corliss HL, Wypij D, Lightdale JR, Austin SB. Sexual orientation and functional pain in U.S. young adults: the mediating role of childhood abuse. PLoS One. 2013; 8(1):e54702.

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Langellier BA, Martin MA, Canino G, Garza JR, Ortega AN. The health status of youth in Puerto Rico. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2012 Jun; 51(6):569-73.

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