Headache

Neurol Clin. 1994 Aug;12(3):443-60.

Abstract

Headache is very common among women of childbearing age and can be influenced by hormonal fluctuations. When pregnant women develop headache, the cause is usually tension-type headache or migraine, but headache may be a symptom of a more serious neurologic or medical condition. This article discusses the differential diagnosis and management of major causes of headache during pregnancy.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Analgesics / adverse effects
  • Analgesics / therapeutic use
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / therapeutic use
  • Cerebrovascular Disorders / complications
  • Cerebrovascular Disorders / diagnosis
  • Cerebrovascular Disorders / therapy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Headache / etiology*
  • Headache / therapy
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications / etiology*
  • Pregnancy Complications / therapy

Substances

  • Analgesics
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal