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Headaches, Sharp

MedGen UID:
152961
Concept ID:
C0751190
Sign or Symptom
Synonyms: Headache, Sharp; Sharp Headache; Sharp Headaches

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Khan J, Asoom LIA, Sunni AA, Rafique N, Latif R, Saif SA, Almandil NB, Almohazey D, AbdulAzeez S, Borgio JF
Biomed Pharmacother 2021 Jul;139:111557. Epub 2021 May 17 doi: 10.1016/j.biopha.2021.111557. PMID: 34243621
Ailani J, Burch RC, Robbins MS; Board of Directors of the American Headache Society
Headache 2021 Jul;61(7):1021-1039. Epub 2021 Jun 23 doi: 10.1111/head.14153. PMID: 34160823
Klit H, Finnerup NB, Jensen TS
Lancet Neurol 2009 Sep;8(9):857-68. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(09)70176-0. PMID: 19679277

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Tana C, Bentivegna E, Cho SJ, Harriott AM, García-Azorín D, Labastida-Ramirez A, Ornello R, Raffaelli B, Beltrán ER, Ruscheweyh R, Martelletti P
J Headache Pain 2022 Aug 1;23(1):93. doi: 10.1186/s10194-022-01450-8. PMID: 35915417Free PMC Article
Do TP, la Cour Karottki NF, Ashina M
Curr Pain Headache Rep 2021 Dec 11;25(12):80. doi: 10.1007/s11916-021-00995-8. PMID: 34894320
Kopel D, Peeler C, Zhu S
Neurol Clin 2021 May;39(2):355-372. doi: 10.1016/j.ncl.2021.01.003. PMID: 33896523
Filler L, Akhter M, Nimlos P
Semin Neurol 2019 Feb;39(1):20-26. Epub 2019 Feb 11 doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1677023. PMID: 30743289
Mollan SP, Davies B, Silver NC, Shaw S, Mallucci CL, Wakerley BR, Krishnan A, Chavda SV, Ramalingam S, Edwards J, Hemmings K, Williamson M, Burdon MA, Hassan-Smith G, Digre K, Liu GT, Jensen RH, Sinclair AJ
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2018 Oct;89(10):1088-1100. Epub 2018 Jun 14 doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2017-317440. PMID: 29903905Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Levin M
Semin Neurol 2022 Aug;42(4):406-417. Epub 2022 Oct 3 doi: 10.1055/a-1954-3937. PMID: 36191595
Pan W, Peng J, Elmofty D
Curr Pain Headache Rep 2021 Jul 21;25(9):61. doi: 10.1007/s11916-021-00972-1. PMID: 34287719
Kaniecki RG, Levin AD
Handb Clin Neurol 2019;167:511-528. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-804766-8.00028-5. PMID: 31753152
Filler L, Akhter M, Nimlos P
Semin Neurol 2019 Feb;39(1):20-26. Epub 2019 Feb 11 doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1677023. PMID: 30743289
Do TP, Remmers A, Schytz HW, Schankin C, Nelson SE, Obermann M, Hansen JM, Sinclair AJ, Gantenbein AR, Schoonman GG
Neurology 2019 Jan 15;92(3):134-144. Epub 2018 Dec 26 doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000006697. PMID: 30587518Free PMC Article

Therapy

Peffault de Latour R, Röth A, Kulasekararaj AG, Han B, Scheinberg P, Maciejewski JP, Ueda Y, de Castro CM, Di Bona E, Fu R, Zhang L, Griffin M, Langemeijer SMC, Panse J, Schrezenmeier H, Barcellini W, Mauad VAQ, Schafhausen P, Tavitian S, Beggiato E, Chew LP, Gaya A, Huang WH, Jang JH, Kitawaki T, Kutlar A, Notaro R, Pullarkat V, Schubert J, Terriou L, Uchiyama M, Wong Lee Lee L, Yap ES, Sicre de Fontbrune F, Marano L, Alashkar F, Gandhi S, Trikha R, Yang C, Liu H, Kelly RJ, Höchsmann B, Kerloeguen C, Banerjee P, Levitch R, Kumar R, Wang Z, Thorburn C, Maitra S, Li S, Verles A, Dahlke M, Risitano AM
N Engl J Med 2024 Mar 14;390(11):994-1008. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2308695. PMID: 38477987
Pan W, Peng J, Elmofty D
Curr Pain Headache Rep 2021 Jul 21;25(9):61. doi: 10.1007/s11916-021-00972-1. PMID: 34287719
Becker WJ
Toxins (Basel) 2020 Dec 17;12(12) doi: 10.3390/toxins12120803. PMID: 33348571Free PMC Article
Gross A, Kay TM, Paquin JP, Blanchette S, Lalonde P, Christie T, Dupont G, Graham N, Burnie SJ, Gelley G, Goldsmith CH, Forget M, Hoving JL, Brønfort G, Santaguida PL; Cervical Overview Group
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Jan 28;1(1):CD004250. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004250.pub5. PMID: 25629215Free PMC Article
Miller J, Gross A, D'Sylva J, Burnie SJ, Goldsmith CH, Graham N, Haines T, Brønfort G, Hoving JL
Man Ther 2010 Aug;15(4):334-54. PMID: 20593537

Prognosis

Robbins MS
Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2018 Aug;24(4, Headache):1092-1107. doi: 10.1212/CON.0000000000000642. PMID: 30074551
Lagman C, Rai K, Chung LK, Nagasawa DT, Beckett JS, Tucker AM, Yang I
World Neurosurg 2017 Nov;107:409-415. Epub 2017 Aug 8 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.07.183. PMID: 28801184
MacGregor EA
Neurol Clin 2012 Aug;30(3):835-66. Epub 2012 Jun 9 doi: 10.1016/j.ncl.2012.04.001. PMID: 22840792
Milinkovic M, Zidverc-Trajkovic J, Sternic N, Trbojevic-Stankovic J, Maric I, Milic M, Andric B, Nikic P, Jovanovic P, Rosic P, Stojimirovic B
Clin Nephrol 2009 Feb;71(2):158-63. doi: 10.5414/cnp71158. PMID: 19203508
Boes CJ, Matharu MS, Goadsby PJ
Cephalalgia 2002 Dec;22(10):772-9. doi: 10.1046/j.1468-2982.2002.00439.x. PMID: 12485201

Clinical prediction guides

Nandyala A, Zhang N
Curr Pain Headache Rep 2023 Nov;27(11):679-684. Epub 2023 Sep 25 doi: 10.1007/s11916-023-01171-w. PMID: 37747622
Błaszczyk B, Straburzyński M, Więckiewicz M, Budrewicz S, Niemiec P, Staszkiewicz M, Waliszewska-Prosół M
J Headache Pain 2023 Aug 23;24(1):116. doi: 10.1186/s10194-023-01653-7. PMID: 37612595Free PMC Article
Do TP, Remmers A, Schytz HW, Schankin C, Nelson SE, Obermann M, Hansen JM, Sinclair AJ, Gantenbein AR, Schoonman GG
Neurology 2019 Jan 15;92(3):134-144. Epub 2018 Dec 26 doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000006697. PMID: 30587518Free PMC Article
Robbins MS
Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2018 Aug;24(4, Headache):1092-1107. doi: 10.1212/CON.0000000000000642. PMID: 30074551
Molnár L, Simon É, Nemes R, Fülesdi B, Molnár C
J Anesth 2014 Feb;28(1):102-11. Epub 2013 Jul 12 doi: 10.1007/s00540-013-1671-z. PMID: 23846599

Recent systematic reviews

Onofri A, Pensato U, Rosignoli C, Wells-Gatnik W, Stanyer E, Ornello R, Chen HZ, De Santis F, Torrente A, Mikulenka P, Monte G, Marschollek K, Waliszewska-Prosół M, Wiels W, Boucherie DM, Onan D, Farham F, Al-Hassany L, Sacco S; European Headache Federation School of Advanced Studies (EHF-SAS)
J Headache Pain 2023 Feb 14;24(1):8. doi: 10.1186/s10194-023-01541-0. PMID: 36782182Free PMC Article
Bini P, Hohenschurz-Schmidt D, Masullo V, Pitt D, Draper-Rodi J
Chiropr Man Therap 2022 Nov 23;30(1):49. doi: 10.1186/s12998-022-00459-9. PMID: 36419164Free PMC Article
Sacco S, Amin FM, Ashina M, Bendtsen L, Deligianni CI, Gil-Gouveia R, Katsarava Z, MaassenVanDenBrink A, Martelletti P, Mitsikostas DD, Ornello R, Reuter U, Sanchez-Del-Rio M, Sinclair AJ, Terwindt G, Uluduz D, Versijpt J, Lampl C
J Headache Pain 2022 Jun 11;23(1):67. doi: 10.1186/s10194-022-01431-x. PMID: 35690723Free PMC Article
Cumplido-Trasmonte C, Fernández-González P, Alguacil-Diego IM, Molina-Rueda F
Neurologia (Engl Ed) 2021 Sep;36(7):537-547. Epub 2020 Apr 7 doi: 10.1016/j.nrleng.2017.12.005. PMID: 34537167
Gross A, Kay TM, Paquin JP, Blanchette S, Lalonde P, Christie T, Dupont G, Graham N, Burnie SJ, Gelley G, Goldsmith CH, Forget M, Hoving JL, Brønfort G, Santaguida PL; Cervical Overview Group
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Jan 28;1(1):CD004250. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004250.pub5. PMID: 25629215Free PMC Article

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