NUMMULAR HEADACHE

Course overview

NUMMULAR HEADACHE IS A CHRONIC PRIMARY HEADACHE DISORDER RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERNATIONAL HEADACHE SOCIETY. ALTHOUGH IT IS A BENIGN DISORDER, IN SOME INSTANCES IT CAN BE VERY RESISTANT TO TREATMENT AND CAN CAUSE SIGNIFICANT MORBIDITY. THE PURPOSE OF THIS ACTIVITY IS TO HIGHLIGHT THE COMMON PRESENTING FEATURES, POSSIBLE DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS AND THE ROLE OF INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAMS IN IDENTIFYING AND MANAGING THIS DISORDER.