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Table 2

From: Reference programme: diagnosis and treatment of headache disorders and facial pain. Danish Headache Society, 3rd edition, 2020

Useful questions

How many different types of headache/facial pain do you have?

Separate history must be taken for each type!

Time course

When did the headache start?

How frequent is the headache (episodic, daily and/or constant)?

Duration of each attack (seconds/minutes/hours/days)?

Character

Pain intensity?

Pain quality and type?

Where is the pain located and does the pain move?

Associated symptoms?

Reasons

Trigger factors and/or dispositions?

Aggravating or soothing factors?

Family dispositions for headache / facial pain?

Ictal behavior

What do you do during the attack?

How does the attack affect your activity level?

Medication intake, if yes: which and what dose?

General health state interictally

With or without any symptoms between attacks?

Worries of anxiety for new attacks and/or their reasons?