Chronic daily headaches

Chronic daily headaches are headaches at least 15 days per month with this pattern occurring for more than three months.[1]

Causes include medication overuse headaches, migraines, and tension headaches.[1][2]

It affects about 5 to 9% of women and 2% of men in the United States.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Yancey, Joseph R.; Sheridan, Richard; Koren, Kelly G. (15 April 2014). "Chronic Daily Headache: Diagnosis and Management". American Family Physician. 89 (8): 642–648. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  2. ↑ Wakerley, Benjamin R (October 2019). "Medication-overuse headache". Practical Neurology. 19 (5): 399–403. doi:10.1136/practneurol-2018-002048. PMID 31273078.
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