"Tension-Type Headache" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A common primary headache disorder, characterized by a dull, non-pulsatile, diffuse, band-like (or vice-like) PAIN of mild to moderate intensity in the HEAD; SCALP; or NECK. The subtypes are classified by frequency and severity of symptoms. There is no clear cause even though it has been associated with MUSCLE CONTRACTION and stress. (International Classification of Headache Disorders, 2nd ed. Cephalalgia 2004: suppl 1)
| Descriptor ID |
D018781
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.140.546.399.875
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| Concept/Terms |
Tension-Type Headache- Tension-Type Headache
- Headache, Tension-Type
- Headaches, Tension-Type
- Tension Type Headache
- Tension-Type Headaches
- Idiopathic Headache
- Headache, Idiopathic
- Headaches, Idiopathic
- Idiopathic Headaches
- Stress Headache
- Headache, Stress
- Headaches, Stress
- Stress Headaches
- Tension Headache
- Headache, Tension
- Headaches, Tension
- Tension Headaches
- Psychogenic Headache
- Headache, Psychogenic
- Headaches, Psychogenic
- Psychogenic Headaches
Tension-Vascular Headache- Tension-Vascular Headache
- Headache, Tension-Vascular
- Headaches, Tension-Vascular
- Tension Vascular Headache
- Tension-Vascular Headaches
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| 2008 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tension-Type Headache" by people in Profiles.
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de Oliveira AB, Peres MFP, Mercante JPP, Brunoni AR, Wang YP, Molina MDCB, Uchiyama LK, Lotufo PA, Bense?or IM, Goulart AC. Associations of comorbid headache disorders and depression with leisure-time physical activity among 14,088 adults in The Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health. Headache. 2025 04; 65(4):643-654.
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Al-Khazali HM, Christensen RH, Dodick DW, Chaudhry BA, Burstein R, Ashina H. Hypersensitivity to opening of ATP-sensitive potassium channels in post-traumatic headache. Cephalalgia. 2023 11; 43(11):3331024231210930.
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Ashina H, Dodick DW, Barber J, Temkin NR, Chong CD, Adler JS, Stein KS, Schwedt TJ, Manley GT. Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Post-traumatic Headache in Civilian Patients After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A TRACK-TBI Study. Mayo Clin Proc. 2023 10; 98(10):1515-1526.
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Navratilova E, Oyarzo J, Anderson T, Broide RS, Subramaniam SR, Vazquez-Cintron EJ, Brin MF, Schwedt TJ, Dodick DW, Porreca F. Preclinical assessment of onabotulinumtoxinA for the treatment of mild traumatic brain injury-related acute and persistent post-traumatic headache. Cephalalgia. 2022 10; 42(11-12):1194-1206.
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Ashina H, Dodick DW. Post-traumatic Headache: Pharmacologic Management and Targeting CGRP Signaling. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep. 2022 02; 22(2):105-111.
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Wrobel Goldberg S, Silberstein S, Grosberg BM. Considerations in the treatment of tension-type headache in the elderly. Drugs Aging. 2014 Nov; 31(11):797-804.
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Marmura MJ, Young WB. Interictal pain in primary headache syndromes. Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2012 Apr; 16(2):170-4.
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Monteith TS, Oshinsky ML. Tension-type headache with medication overuse: pathophysiology and clinical implications. Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2009 Dec; 13(6):463-9.
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Young W, Shaw J, Bloom M, Gebeline-Myers C. Correlation of increase in phosphene threshold with reduction of migraine frequency: observation of levetiracetam-treated subjects. Headache. 2008 Nov-Dec; 48(10):1490-8.
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Vendrame M, Kaleyias J, Valencia I, Legido A, Kothare SV. Polysomnographic findings in children with headaches. Pediatr Neurol. 2008 Jul; 39(1):6-11.