Primary Cough Headache
Aka: Primary Cough Headache, Benign Cough Headache, Cough Headache
II. Classification
- Brief Headache Syndrome
III. Precautions
- Headache worse with coughing is a Headache Red Flag
- Primary Cough Headache is a diagnosis of exclusion
- First evaluate for Organic Headache (e.g. Cerebral Aneurysm, Intracranial Mass)
IV. Symptoms
- Headache induced with cough or valsalva
- Generalized Headache pain
- Headache lasts less than 30 minutes