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Headache Disorders MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Headache Disorders
Tree Number(s)
C10.228.140.546
Unique ID
D020773
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020773
Scope Note
Various conditions with the symptom of HEADACHE. Headache disorders are classified into major groups, such as PRIMARY HEADACHE DISORDERS (based on characteristics of their headache symptoms) and SECONDARY HEADACHE DISORDERS (based on their etiologies). (International Classification of Headache Disorders, 2nd ed. Cephalalgia 2004: suppl 1)
Entry Version
HEADACHE DIS
Entry Term(s)
Cephalgia Syndromes
Chronic Daily Headache
Chronic Headache
Headache Syndromes
Headache, Intractable
Previous Indexing
Headache (1978-1999)
See Also
Headache
Public MeSH Note
2000
History Note
2000
Date Established
2000/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/11/08
Revision Date
2005/06/30
Headache Disorders Preferred
Chronic Headache Narrower
Chronic Daily Headache Narrower
Headache, Intractable Narrower
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