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Mark Flanigan,
B.HSc (Nutrition), B.HSc (Herbal Medicine),
Advanced Diploma (Naturopathy).
CLASSIFICATIONS
Headaches fall under several different categories and subcategories, the two primary ones
being Vascular headache and Non-vascular headache.
Under vascular headaches come the following
classifications:
Migraine
Classic
Common
Complicated
Variant
Cluster headache
Episodic cluster
Chronic cluster
Chronic paroxysmal hemicrania
Miscellaneous vascular headaches
Carotidynia
Hypertension
Exertional
Hangover
Toxins and drugs
Occlusive vascular disease
Under non-vascular headaches come the following classifications:
Tension headache
Common tension headache
Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction
Increased or decreased intracranial pressure
Brain tumours
Sinus infections
Dental infections
Inner or middle ear infections
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