HYPNIC HEADACHE

Course overview

HYPNIC HEADACHES ARE A PRIMARY HEADACHE DISORDER THAT PRESENTS IN THE ELDERLY POPULATION AND USUALLY WAKES PEOPLE UP FROM SLEEP. IT IS NOT VERY COMMON, BUT BECAUSE IT COULD BE MISDIAGNOSED WITH GIANT CELL ARTERITIS, SMALL AND MEDIUM INTRACRANIAL VASCULITIS, AND OTHER CONDITIONS, IT IS A CRITICAL DISORDER TO BE COMFORTABLE WITH ITS PRESENTATION. TO AVOID THE MISDIAGNOSIS OF HYPNIC HEADACHE, IT MUST BE PROMPTLY DIAGNOSED AND TREATED. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF HYPNIC HEADACHE AND HIGHLIGHTS THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM'S ROLE IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.