Cervicogenic headache: invasive procedures.

A review of the most important invasive treatment options for cervicogenic headache is given. The methods are briefly described and discussed.

Prevalence of cervicogenic headache: Vågå study of headache epidemiology.

Objectives: To describe the prevalence and various clinical characteristics of cervicogenic headache (CEH) in the population at large.

Methods: CEH was searched for in Vågå, Norway, where 1838 18 to 65-year-old citizens, i.e.

Migraine without aura: comparison with cervicogenic headache. Vågå study of headache epidemiology.

Objectives: To study migraine without aura (MwoA) prevalence in the commune of Vågå, Norway; 1838 (18- to 65-year-old) individuals were included. A special search was made for cervicogenic characteristics in MwoA, as it has been claimed that such characteristics may frequently be present. A comparison with cervicogenic headache (CEH) was made.

The rare, unilateral headaches. Vågå study of headache epidemiology.

In the Vågå study of headache epidemiology, 1838 parishioners in the age group 18-65 years were included (88.6% of the relevant population). Each individual was questioned in a face-to-face situation.

Migraine with aura: visual disturbances and interrelationship with the pain phase. Vågå study of headache epidemiology.

In the Vågå study of headache epidemiology, 1838 or 88.6% of the available 18-65-year-old inhabitants of the commune were included. Everyone was questioned and examined personally by the principal investigator (OS).

Whiplash in individuals with known pre-accident, clinical neck status.

In whiplash studies, there may be interpretation difficulties: are post-whiplash findings, when present, a consequence of the whiplash trauma, or did they exist prior to trauma? In the Vågå headache epidemiology study (1995-1997), there was a headache history and detailed physical/neurological findings from the face/head/neck in 1838 18-65-year-old parishioners. In September 2001, four years after the Vågå study, a search through the Health Centre files divulged six cases with whiplash trauma in the intervening period. These parishioners could thus be their own controls.

Neck-tongue syndrome and related (?) conditions.

A search has been made for the neck-tongue syndrome. It started out with a systematic inquiry during the Vågå study of headache epidemiology during the years 1995-97. Two cases were detected relatively early during the study.

Long-lasting cephalic jabs (?) The Vågå study of headache epidemiology.

Jabs (stabs) usually last < or = 3 s and are located in the skull area, mostly anteriorly. In many cases, there are only a few jabs during lifetime. With this definition, jabs are frequent, thus at 35.

Caffeine-withdrawal headache. The Vågå study of headache epidemiology.

In connection with the Vågå study of headache epidemiology, a search was made for caffeine-withdrawal headache in 1741 parishioners. Female to male ratio 1.05; mean age 44.

Exertional headache--II. Clinical features Vågå study of headache epidemiology.

In connection with a large-scale study of headache epidemiology in the parish of Vågå, Norway (n = 1838), a prevalence of exertional headache (EH) of 12.3% was recently reported (n = 202). The principal aim of the present report is to have a closer look at various clinical features: particular attention has been given to the coexistence of EH and migraine.

Extracephalic jabs/idiopathic stabs. Vågå study of headache epidemiology.

Ultrashort cephalic paroxysms are well known. In the parish of Vågå, Norway, 35.2% of the 18-65-year-old subjects (n = 1779) were recently found to have such jabs.

Exertional headache. I. Vågå study of headache epidemiology.

The aim was to assess the prevalence ('life-time') and manifestations of exertional headache and to validate some of the clinical diagnostic criteria. This study is part of the Vågå headache epidemiology study, where 1838 18-65-year-old dalesmen were personally examined in a 'semistructured' interview. With the criteria used, the prevalence was 12.

Tractor drivers' head- and neck-ache: Vågå study of headache epidemiology.

The main aim was to study the occurrence of neck- and headache in farmers exposed to seasonal tractor work which involves prolonged, continuous neck rotation. As an integral part of the Vågå study of headache epidemiology, 109 farmers were interviewed according to a set scheme in a 'semistructured' interview, concerning complaints in the wake of tractor work. No appreciable headache/neck-ache was found in 13 farmers; neck-ache alone was present in 66 farmers; headache/neck-ache was present in 15 farmers.

The Vågå study; epidemiology of headache I: the prevalence of ultrashort paroxysms.

In a large-scale study of headache epidemiology in Vågå, Norway, 1838 adult parishioners(18--65 years of age) were examined, and this represents 88.6% of the target group. Jabs and jolts syndrome/idiopathic stabbing headache (ISH) was verified in 35.