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Tension-Type Headache Mimics

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Tension-type headache (TTH) is a relatively featureless headache. Many primary and secondary headache disorders can mimic TTH, particularly in its chronic form, chronic tension-type headache. This review will address both primary and secondary disorders that can present with headaches phenotypically similar to TTH, and will focus on clinical pearls that help distinguish these “mimics” from TTH.

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  1. Department of Neurology, New York University School of Medicine, 462 First Avenue, Suite NBV 7W11, New York, NY, 10016, USA

    Sara C. Crystal

  2. The Montefiore Headache Center, Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1575 Blondell Avenue, Suite 225, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA

    Matthew S. Robbins

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Crystal, S.C., Robbins, M.S. Tension-Type Headache Mimics. Curr Pain Headache Rep 15, 459–466 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11916-011-0226-y

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