Useful questions | |
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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? |