II. Symptoms
- Characteristics
- Pressing, tightening Headache
- Region
- Bilateral involvement
- Timing
- Constant and unremitting in the first 3 days and then persists
- Contrast with Migraine Headache or Tension Headache that may be become constant over a longer period of time
- Duration longer than 3 days from onset
- Occurs daily for >3 months
- Constant and unremitting in the first 3 days and then persists
- Provocative factors
- Not worse with exertion (contrast with Exertional Headache)
- No associated autonomic symptoms (contrast with Cluster Headache and other trigeminal autonomic Cephalgias)
III. Management
- Typically refractory to standard Headache Management
- Consider Migraine Prophylaxis medications
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| Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047) |
| ICD9 | 339.42 |
| SnomedCT | 121021000119105 |
| English | NDPH, new daily persistent headache (diagnosis), new daily persistent headache, New daily pers headache, New daily persistent headache, New daily persistent headache (disorder) |
| Spanish | nueva cefalea diaria persistente (trastorno), nueva cefalea diaria persistente |
