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Scalp Pain

MedGen UID:
69124
•Concept ID:
C0240940
•
Sign or Symptom

Definition

Painful sensation in the skin covering the top and the back of the head. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVScalp Pain

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Management of Chemotherapy-Induced Alopecia With Scalp Cooling.
Kruse M, Abraham J
J Oncol Pract 2018 Mar;14(3):149-154. doi: 10.1200/JOP.17.00038. PMID: 29529389
A review of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for adolescents with treatment-resistant depression.
Magavi LR, Reti IM, Vasa RA
Int Rev Psychiatry 2017 Apr;29(2):79-88. Epub 2017 Mar 17 doi: 10.1080/09540261.2017.1300574. PMID: 28306351
MRI-guided dmPFC-rTMS as a Treatment for Treatment-resistant Major Depressive Disorder.
Dunlop K, Gaprielian P, Blumberger D, Daskalakis ZJ, Kennedy SH, Giacobbe P, Downar J
J Vis Exp 2015 Aug 11;(102):e53129. doi: 10.3791/53129. PMID: 26327307Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Magnetic Resonance-Guided Focused Ultrasound without Anesthesiologist Support.
Mueller JM, Chiu LT, Lynn F, Lewis RG, Patel S, Wodziak M, Patel N, Sani S
Stereotact Funct Neurosurg 2024;102(3):169-178. Epub 2024 Apr 24 doi: 10.1159/000537695. PMID: 38657586
The scalp cooling therapy for hair loss in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Wang S, Yang T, Shen A, Qiang W, Zhao Z, Zhang F
Support Care Cancer 2021 Nov;29(11):6943-6956. Epub 2021 Apr 13 doi: 10.1007/s00520-021-06188-8. PMID: 33847828
Pain trajectories of dorsomedial prefrontal intermittent theta burst stimulation versus sham treatment in depression.
Malm E, Struckmann W, Persson J, Bodén R
BMC Neurol 2020 Aug 20;20(1):311. doi: 10.1186/s12883-020-01881-3. PMID: 32819321Free PMC Article
Secukinumab improves scalp pain, itching, scaling and quality of life in patients with moderate-to-severe scalp psoriasis.
Feldman SR, Green L, Kimball AB, Siu K, Zhao Y, Herrera V, Nyirady J, Alexis AF
J Dermatolog Treat 2017 Dec;28(8):716-721. Epub 2017 Aug 3 doi: 10.1080/09546634.2017.1329502. PMID: 28737440
Safety of transcranial magnetic stimulation in Parkinson's disease: a review of the literature.
Vonloh M, Chen R, Kluger B
Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2013 Jun;19(6):573-85. Epub 2013 Mar 7 doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2013.01.007. PMID: 23473718Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis of the Head and Neck: Experience at a Rural Tertiary Referral Center.
Schwartz TR, Elliott LA, Fenley H, Ramdas J, Scott Greene J
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2023 Apr;132(4):431-439. Epub 2022 Jun 3 doi: 10.1177/00034894221098466. PMID: 35656804
Thinking Beyond Giant Cell Arteritis in COVID-19 Times.
Au BWY, Ku DJ, Sheth SJ
J Neuroophthalmol 2022 Mar 1;42(1):e137-e139. doi: 10.1097/WNO.0000000000001271. PMID: 33734151
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) for the Treatment of Depression in Adolescence: A Systematic Review.
Hett D, Rogers J, Humpston C, Marwaha S
J Affect Disord 2021 Jan 1;278:460-469. Epub 2020 Sep 15 doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.09.058. PMID: 33011525
Bilateral Scalp Necrosis in Giant Cell Arteritis.
Somani AN, Al Othman B, Kini T, Lee AG
J Neuroophthalmol 2021 Mar 1;41(1):e125-e127. doi: 10.1097/WNO.0000000000000862. PMID: 31633591
Elucidation of demographic, clinical and trichoscopic features for early diagnosis of self-healing acute diffuse and total alopecia.
Fukuyama M, Kinoshita-Ise M, Sato Y, Ohyama M
J Dermatol 2020 Jun;47(6):583-591. Epub 2020 Mar 15 doi: 10.1111/1346-8138.15306. PMID: 32173901

Therapy

The scalp cooling therapy for hair loss in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Wang S, Yang T, Shen A, Qiang W, Zhao Z, Zhang F
Support Care Cancer 2021 Nov;29(11):6943-6956. Epub 2021 Apr 13 doi: 10.1007/s00520-021-06188-8. PMID: 33847828
Management of Chemotherapy-Induced Alopecia With Scalp Cooling.
Kruse M, Abraham J
J Oncol Pract 2018 Mar;14(3):149-154. doi: 10.1200/JOP.17.00038. PMID: 29529389
Secukinumab improves scalp pain, itching, scaling and quality of life in patients with moderate-to-severe scalp psoriasis.
Feldman SR, Green L, Kimball AB, Siu K, Zhao Y, Herrera V, Nyirady J, Alexis AF
J Dermatolog Treat 2017 Dec;28(8):716-721. Epub 2017 Aug 3 doi: 10.1080/09546634.2017.1329502. PMID: 28737440
A review of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for adolescents with treatment-resistant depression.
Magavi LR, Reti IM, Vasa RA
Int Rev Psychiatry 2017 Apr;29(2):79-88. Epub 2017 Mar 17 doi: 10.1080/09540261.2017.1300574. PMID: 28306351
Safety of transcranial magnetic stimulation in Parkinson's disease: a review of the literature.
Vonloh M, Chen R, Kluger B
Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2013 Jun;19(6):573-85. Epub 2013 Mar 7 doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2013.01.007. PMID: 23473718Free PMC Article

Prognosis

A case of giant cell arteritis complicated by polymyalgia rheumatica with scalp necrosis and refractory jaw claudication.
Kosaka S, Nawata M, Yamazumi K, Nawata A, Nakamura K, Saito K, Tanaka Y
Mod Rheumatol Case Rep 2023 Jan 3;7(1):177-181. doi: 10.1093/mrcr/rxac084. PMID: 36315468
Pain trajectories of dorsomedial prefrontal intermittent theta burst stimulation versus sham treatment in depression.
Malm E, Struckmann W, Persson J, Bodén R
BMC Neurol 2020 Aug 20;20(1):311. doi: 10.1186/s12883-020-01881-3. PMID: 32819321Free PMC Article
Final results of a prospective study of scalp cooling in preventing chemotherapy-induced alopecia.
Orlando L, Loparco D, Fedele P, Schiavone P, Quaranta A, Caliolo C, Cinefra M, Rizzo P, Calvani N, Morleo A, Varriano R, Bonuso V, Falcone LL, Caloro M, Cinieri S
Future Oncol 2019 Oct;15(29):3337-3344. Epub 2019 Oct 3 doi: 10.2217/fon-2019-0066. PMID: 31578891
Management of Chemotherapy-Induced Alopecia With Scalp Cooling.
Kruse M, Abraham J
J Oncol Pract 2018 Mar;14(3):149-154. doi: 10.1200/JOP.17.00038. PMID: 29529389
Choroidal and skin metastases from colorectal cancer.
Ha JY, Oh EH, Jung MK, Park SE, Kim JT, Hwang IG
World J Gastroenterol 2016 Nov 21;22(43):9650-9653. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i43.9650. PMID: 27920486Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Magnetic Resonance-Guided Focused Ultrasound without Anesthesiologist Support.
Mueller JM, Chiu LT, Lynn F, Lewis RG, Patel S, Wodziak M, Patel N, Sani S
Stereotact Funct Neurosurg 2024;102(3):169-178. Epub 2024 Apr 24 doi: 10.1159/000537695. PMID: 38657586
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) for the Treatment of Depression in Adolescence: A Systematic Review.
Hett D, Rogers J, Humpston C, Marwaha S
J Affect Disord 2021 Jan 1;278:460-469. Epub 2020 Sep 15 doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.09.058. PMID: 33011525
Elucidation of demographic, clinical and trichoscopic features for early diagnosis of self-healing acute diffuse and total alopecia.
Fukuyama M, Kinoshita-Ise M, Sato Y, Ohyama M
J Dermatol 2020 Jun;47(6):583-591. Epub 2020 Mar 15 doi: 10.1111/1346-8138.15306. PMID: 32173901
Tolerance of transcranial direct current stimulation in psychiatric disorders: An analysis of 2000+ sessions.
Chhabra H, Bose A, Shivakumar V, Agarwal SM, Sreeraj VS, Shenoy S, Hazari N, Dinakaran D, Parlikar R, Koparde V, Ramesh V, Biswal J, Murugaraja V, Gowda SM, Chand PK, Sivakumar PT, Kalmady SV, Narayanaswamy JC, Murthy P, Girimaji SC, Venkatasubramanian G
Psychiatry Res 2020 Feb;284:112744. Epub 2020 Jan 2 doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.112744. PMID: 31955053
Secukinumab improves scalp pain, itching, scaling and quality of life in patients with moderate-to-severe scalp psoriasis.
Feldman SR, Green L, Kimball AB, Siu K, Zhao Y, Herrera V, Nyirady J, Alexis AF
J Dermatolog Treat 2017 Dec;28(8):716-721. Epub 2017 Aug 3 doi: 10.1080/09546634.2017.1329502. PMID: 28737440

Recent systematic reviews

The scalp cooling therapy for hair loss in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Wang S, Yang T, Shen A, Qiang W, Zhao Z, Zhang F
Support Care Cancer 2021 Nov;29(11):6943-6956. Epub 2021 Apr 13 doi: 10.1007/s00520-021-06188-8. PMID: 33847828
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) for the Treatment of Depression in Adolescence: A Systematic Review.
Hett D, Rogers J, Humpston C, Marwaha S
J Affect Disord 2021 Jan 1;278:460-469. Epub 2020 Sep 15 doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.09.058. PMID: 33011525
A review of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for adolescents with treatment-resistant depression.
Magavi LR, Reti IM, Vasa RA
Int Rev Psychiatry 2017 Apr;29(2):79-88. Epub 2017 Mar 17 doi: 10.1080/09540261.2017.1300574. PMID: 28306351

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