 Tension-Type Headache
"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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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tension-Type Headache" by people in Profiles.
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Ashina S, Mitsikostas DD, Lee MJ, Yamani N, Wang SJ, Messina R, Ashina H, Buse DC, Pozo-Rosich P, Jensen RH, Diener HC, Lipton RB. Tension-type headache. Nat Rev Dis Primers. 2021 03 25; 7(1):24.
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Chen WT, Hsiao FJ, Wang SJ. Brain Excitability in Tension-Type Headache: a Separate Entity from Migraine? Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2021 Jan 07; 24(12):82.
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Moraska AF, Hickner RC, Rzasa-Lynn R, Shah JP, Hebert JR, Kohrt WM. Increase in Lactate Without Change in Nutritive Blood Flow or Glucose at Active Trigger Points Following Massage: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2018 11; 99(11):2151-2159.
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Chen WT, Hsiao FJ, Ko YC, Liu HY, Wang PN, Fuh JL, Lin YY, Wang SJ. Comparison of somatosensory cortex excitability between migraine and "strict-criteria" tension-type headache: a magnetoencephalographic study. Pain. 2018 04; 159(4):793-803.
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Chen WT, Chou KH, Lee PL, Hsiao FJ, Niddam DM, Lai KL, Fuh JL, Lin CP, Wang SJ. Comparison of gray matter volume between migraine and "strict-criteria" tension-type headache. J Headache Pain. 2018 Jan 15; 19(1):4.
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Moraska AF, Schmiege SJ, Mann JD, Butryn N, Krutsch JP. Responsiveness of Myofascial Trigger Points to Single and Multiple Trigger Point Release Massages: A Randomized, Placebo Controlled Trial. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2017 Sep; 96(9):639-645.
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Berry JKM, Drummond PD. Psychological generators of stress-headaches. J Behav Med. 2018 02; 41(1):109-121.
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Watson DH, Drummond PD. The Role of the Trigemino Cervical Complex in Chronic Whiplash Associated Headache: A Cross Sectional Study. Headache. 2016 Jun; 56(6):961-75.
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Moraska AF, Stenerson L, Butryn N, Krutsch JP, Schmiege SJ, Mann JD. Myofascial trigger point-focused head and neck massage for recurrent tension-type headache: a randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial. Clin J Pain. 2015 Feb; 31(2):159-68.
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Berry JK, Drummond PD. Does attachment anxiety increase vulnerability to headache? J Psychosom Res. 2014 Feb; 76(2):113-20.
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