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Headache due to external compression of head

MedGen UID:
581558
•Concept ID:
C0393750
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: External Compression Headache; External compression headache
SNOMED CT: External compression headache (103007003); Headache due to external compression of head (103007003)

Definition

Headache resulting from pressure applied to the cutaneous nerves of the head. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVHeadache due to external compression of head

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Helmet-induced headache among Danish military personnel.
Rahmani Z, Kochanek A, Astrup JJ, Poulsen JN, Gazerani P
Scand J Public Health 2017 Dec;45(8):818-823. Epub 2017 Sep 15 doi: 10.1177/1403494817731417. PMID: 28915770
Osteopetrosis with Chiari I malformation: presentation and surgical management.
Dlouhy BJ, Menezes AH
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2011 Apr;7(4):369-74. doi: 10.3171/2011.1.PEDS10353. PMID: 21456907
Pressure dressing after excision of preauricular sinus: suture transfixion of silicone sheets.
Heo KW, Baek MJ, Park SK
J Laryngol Otol 2009 Dec;123(12):1367-70. Epub 2009 Oct 2 doi: 10.1017/S0022215109991162. PMID: 19796437
Helmet-related, external compression headache among police officers in Rio de Janeiro.
Krymchantowski A, Barbosa JS, Cvaigman M, Lorenzatto W, Silva MT
MedGenMed 2004 May 14;6(2):45. PMID: 15266270Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

An anatomical analysis of the occipital nerve complex: an essential tool for the application of occipital nerve blocks.
Saglam L, Coskun O, Gunver MG, Kale A, Gayretli O
BMC Neurol 2024 Aug 31;24(1):308. doi: 10.1186/s12883-024-03814-w. PMID: 39217283Free PMC Article
Helmet-Induced Occipital Neuralgia in a Military Aviator.
Chalela JA
Aerosp Med Hum Perform 2018 Apr 1;89(4):409-410. doi: 10.3357/AMHP.5020.2018. PMID: 29562973
Headaches due to external compression.
Krymchantowski AV
Curr Pain Headache Rep 2010 Aug;14(4):321-4. doi: 10.1007/s11916-010-0122-x. PMID: 20499214
Diagnosis of thoracic outlet syndrome.
Sanders RJ, Hammond SL, Rao NM
J Vasc Surg 2007 Sep;46(3):601-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.04.050. PMID: 17826254
The headache of challenge in our time: cervicogenic headache.
Sjaastad O
Funct Neurol 1990 Apr-Jun;5(2):155-8. PMID: 2227536

Therapy

Helmet-Induced Occipital Neuralgia in a Military Aviator.
Chalela JA
Aerosp Med Hum Perform 2018 Apr 1;89(4):409-410. doi: 10.3357/AMHP.5020.2018. PMID: 29562973
Helmet-induced headache among Danish military personnel.
Rahmani Z, Kochanek A, Astrup JJ, Poulsen JN, Gazerani P
Scand J Public Health 2017 Dec;45(8):818-823. Epub 2017 Sep 15 doi: 10.1177/1403494817731417. PMID: 28915770
Headaches due to external compression.
Krymchantowski AV
Curr Pain Headache Rep 2010 Aug;14(4):321-4. doi: 10.1007/s11916-010-0122-x. PMID: 20499214
Helmet-related, external compression headache among police officers in Rio de Janeiro.
Krymchantowski A, Barbosa JS, Cvaigman M, Lorenzatto W, Silva MT
MedGenMed 2004 May 14;6(2):45. PMID: 15266270Free PMC Article

Prognosis

An anatomical study of the lesser occipital nerve and its potential compression points: implications for surgical treatment of migraine headaches.
Lee M, Brown M, Chepla K, Okada H, Gatherwright J, Totonchi A, Alleyne B, Zwiebel S, Kurlander D, Guyuron B
Plast Reconstr Surg 2013 Dec;132(6):1551-1556. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3182a80721. PMID: 24005368
The auriculotemporal nerve in etiology of migraine headaches: compression points and anatomical variations.
Chim H, Okada HC, Brown MS, Alleyne B, Liu MT, Zwiebel S, Guyuron B
Plast Reconstr Surg 2012 Aug;130(2):336-341. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3182589dd5. PMID: 22842409
A case of relapsing polychondritis presenting as mediastinal syndrome, diagnosed by CT scans of the trachea and head.
Cossu ML, Rovasio S, Iannuccelli M, Coppola M, Noya G
Panminerva Med 1997 Sep;39(3):233-6. PMID: 9360429
The headache of challenge in our time: cervicogenic headache.
Sjaastad O
Funct Neurol 1990 Apr-Jun;5(2):155-8. PMID: 2227536
Chronic paroxysmal hemicrania. VI. Precipitation of attacks. Further studies on the precipitation mechanism.
Sjaastad O, Russell D, Saunte C, Hørven I
Cephalalgia 1982 Dec;2(4):211-4. doi: 10.1046/j.1468-2982.1982.0204211.x. PMID: 7159922

Clinical prediction guides

Hydrocephalus associated with multiple Tarlov cysts.
Hulens M, Dankaerts W, Rasschaert R, Bruyninckx F, Stalmans I, Vansant G, De Mulder P
Med Hypotheses 2019 Sep;130:109293. Epub 2019 Jun 27 doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2019.109293. PMID: 31383334
Pressure dressing after excision of preauricular sinus: suture transfixion of silicone sheets.
Heo KW, Baek MJ, Park SK
J Laryngol Otol 2009 Dec;123(12):1367-70. Epub 2009 Oct 2 doi: 10.1017/S0022215109991162. PMID: 19796437

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