A3.6Undifferentiated trigeminal autonomic cephalalgiaHartmut Gobel2018-01-31T15:58:47+00:00

A1. Migraine
A2. Tension-type headache (alternative criteria)
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A3. Trigeminal-autonomic cephalalgias (TACs)
A4. Other primary headache disorders
- A4.11 Epicrania fugax
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A5. Headache attributed to trauma or injury to the head and/or neck
A6. Headache attributed to cranial and/or cervical vascular disorder
- A6.10 Persistent headache attributed to past cranial and/or cervical vascular disorder
A7. Headache attributed to non-vascular intracranial disorder
A8. Headache attributed to a substance or its withdrawal
- A8.4 Persistent headache attributed to past use of or exposure to a substance
A9. Headache attributed to infection
A10. Headache attributed to disorder of homoeostasis
A11. Headache or facial pain attributed to disorder of the cranium, neck, eyes, ears, nose, sinuses, teeth, mouth or other facial or cervical structure
A12. Headache attributed to psychiatric disorder

A3.6 Undifferentiated trigeminal autonomic cephalalgia

Description:

A trigeminal autonomic cephalalgia-like disorder occurring in children and adolescents with characteristics of the disorder not fully developed.

Comments:

Incomplete brain development may alter the presentation of trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias (TACs). Patients coded A3.6 Undifferentiated trigeminal autonomic cephalalgia would, typically, be children or adolescents whose headaches have characteristics strongly suggestive of a TAC, but mixed and incomplete; for example, they may have lateralized headache attacks lasting 30 minutes with autonomic features, but without the expected responses to indomethacin, oxygen or triptans.

Longitudinal studies are required to understand these presentations better and in order to propose criteria for their diagnosis.