"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.
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
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.888.592.612.441
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| 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
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Headache" by people in Profiles.
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Targeted interventions and their effect on recovery in children, adolescents and adults who have sustained a sport-related concussion: a systematic review. Br J Sports Med. 2023 Jun; 57(12):771-779.
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Paediatric patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia treated with evolocumab for 80 weeks (HAUSER-OLE): a single-arm, multicentre, open-label extension of HAUSER-RCT. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2022 10; 10(10):732-740.
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Long-COVID: An evolving problem with an extensive impact. S Afr Med J. 2020 11 23; 111(1):10-12.
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Safety and immune responses after a 12-month booster in healthy HIV-uninfected adults in HVTN 100 in South Africa: A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial of ALVAC-HIV (vCP2438) and bivalent subtype C gp120/MF59 vaccines. PLoS Med. 2020 02; 17(2):e1003038.
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First-presentation with psychotic behavior to the Emergency Department: Meningitis or not, that is the question. Am J Emerg Med. 2018 11; 36(11):2068-2075.