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2. The 6 most common headache types — and when to see a doctor

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   A headache is a pain in the head, neck or face that is often described as a sensation of pressure that varies in location, frequency and severity, according to the National Institutes of Health.

3. Occipital neuralgia - Wikipedia

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   Patients presenting with a headache originating at the posterior skull base should be evaluated for ON. This condition typically presents as a paroxysmal, lancinating or stabbing pain lasting from seconds to minutes, and therefore a continuous, aching pain likely indicates a different diagnosis. Bilateral symptoms are present in one-third of cases.

4. Headache - Wikipedia

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   The classification uses numeric codes. The top, one-digit diagnostic level includes 14 headache groups. The first four of these are classified as primary headaches, groups 5-12 as secondary headaches, cranial neuralgia, central and primary facial pain and other headaches for the last two groups. [60]

5. Migraine - Wikipedia

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   In more than 40% of cases, however, the pain may be bilateral (both sides of the head), and neck pain is commonly associated with it. [46] Bilateral pain is particularly common in those who have migraine without aura. [33] Less commonly pain may occur primarily in the back or top of the head. [33]

6. Ophthalmodynia periodica - Wikipedia

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   The following diagnostic criteria are given for ophthalmodynia periodica: [medical citation needed]. Head pain occurring as a single stab or a series of stabs; Can be felt in the areas surrounding the eyes and temples but is "typically felt on the top, front, or sides of the head"

7. Greater occipital nerve - Wikipedia

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   Most people with tension headaches experience increasing intensity with time, and report pain originating in the back of the head (occipital) moving to the front of the head (supraorbital). Neurostimulation is sometimes used to treat tension headaches that originate from the occipital nerve.