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A1. MigraineA2. Tension-type headacheA3. Cluster headache and other trigeminal autonomic cephalalgiasA6. Headache attributed to cranial or cervical vascular disorderA7. Headache attributed to non-vascular intracranial disorderA8. Headache attributed to a substance or its withdrawalA9. Headache attributed to infectionA10. Headache attributed to disorder of homoeostasisA11. Headache or facial pain attributed to disorder of cranium, neck, eyes, ears, nose, sinuses, teeth, mouth or other facial or cranial structuresA12. Headache attributed to psychiatric disorderA12.3. Headache attributed to major depressive disorderA12.4. Headache attributed to panic disorderA12.5. Headache attributed to generalised anxiety disorderA12.6. Headache attributed to undifferentiated somatoform disorderA12.7. Headache attributed to social phobiaA12.8. Headache attributed to separation anxiety disorderA12.9. Headache attributed to post-traumatic stress disorderA13. Cranial neuralgias and central causes of facial pain

Diagnostic criteria:

Headache, no typical characteristics known, fulfilling criteria C-E
Presence of panic disorder fulfilling DSM-IV criteria:
1. recurrent unexpected panic attacks followed by a month or more of worry about having another attack, worry about the implications of an attack or a change in behaviour because of the attack
2. panic attack is defined as a discrete period of intense fear or discomfort in which at least four of the following symptoms develop abruptly and reach a peak within 10 minutes:
  - palpitations
  - pounding heart or accelerated heart rate
  - sweating, trembling or shaking
  - sensations of shortness of breath or smothering
  - feelings of choking, chest pain or discomfort
  - nausea or abdominal distress
  - feeling dizzy, unsteady, light-headed or faint
  - derealisation or depersonalisation
  - fear of losing control or going crazy
  - fear of dying
  - paraesthesias
  - chills or hot flushes
3. panic attacks are not due to the physiological effects of a medical condition or substance
Headache occurs exclusively during panic attacks
Headache resolves, and does not recur, after panic disorder remits
Headache is not attributed to another cause

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IHS vs. ICD-10

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