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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sabeeh Islam, MBBS[2]

Overview

Differential diagnosis if tension type headache includes; Migraine, Cluster headache, Secondary headaches such as Medication overuse, Sinus headache and Cervicogenic headache.

Differential diagnosis

• Migraine
• Cluster headache
• Secondary headaches
  • Medication overuse
  • Sinus headache
  • Cervicogenic headache
• Headache associated with an underlying intracranial lesion
  • Intracranial large artery aneurysms
  • Meningiomas
  • Brain arteriovenous malformations
  • Pituitary macroadenomas
  • Recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma
  • Metallic foreign body in the maxillary sinus
  • Aspergilloma in sphenoid sinus
  • Benign posterior fossa tumor
  • Cavernous hemangioma