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4.2:
External compression headache
The
previously used term for this type of headache was swim-goggle
headache. These were headaches resulting from continued stimulation
of cutaneous nerves by application of pressure, for example, by a band
around the head, a tight hat, or goggles worn for the protection of eyes
during swimming training. The diagnostic criteria were as follows:
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A.
Results from the application of external pressure in the forehead
or the scalp. |
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B.
Is felt in the area subjected to pressure. |
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C.
Is a constant pain. |
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D.
Is prevented by avoiding the precipitating cause. |
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E.
Is not associated with organic cranial or intracranial disease. |
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It was
believed that external compression may lead to more severe migrainous
headache if the stimulus was prolonged.
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