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MeSH Heading: Headache
Tree Number(s): C23.888.592.612.441
Unique ID: D006261
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006261
Annotation: HEADACHE DISORDERS and specifics are also available but do not diagnose: use word of text
Scope Note: The symptom of PAIN in the cranial region. It may be an isolated benign occurrence or manifestation of a wide variety of HEADACHE DISORDERS.
Entry Term(s): Bilateral Headache; Cephalalgia; Cephalgia; Cephalodynia; Cranial Pain; Generalized Headache; Head Pain; Hemicrania; Ocular Headache; Orthostatic Headache; Periorbital Headache; Retro-Ocular Headache; Sharp Headache; Throbbing Headache; Unilateral Headache; Vertex Headache
NLM Classification #: WL 342
See Also: Headache Disorders
Public MeSH Note: 2006 (1963); for HEMICRANIA see MIGRAINE 1963-2005
History Note: 2006 (1963); for HEMICRANIA use MIGRAINE 1963-2005
Date Established: 2006/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2017/06/20

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0009824
Scope Note: The symptom of PAIN in the cranial region. It may be an isolated benign occurrence or manifestation of a wide variety of HEADACHE DISORDERS.
Terms: Headache Preferred Term
Term UI T018958
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1963); Cephalalgia
Term UI T018959
Date03/03/1998
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1999); Cephalgia
Term UI T018960
Date03/03/1998
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1999); Cephalodynia
Term UI T371004
Date11/03/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Cranial Pain
Term UI T371005
Date11/03/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Head Pain
Term UI T371006
Date11/03/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000)

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