Headache and rhinosinusitis: A review.
Publication/Presentation Date
4-1-2021
Abstract
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To explain our current understanding of headache attributed to rhinosinusitis, an often inappropriately diagnosed secondary headache.
RECENT FINDINGS: Recent studies have shown that headache attributed to rhinosinusitis is often over-diagnosed in patients who actually have primary headache disorders, most commonly migraine. Failure to recognize and treat rhinosinusitis, however, can have devastating consequences. Abnormalities of the sinuses may also be treatable by surgical means, which may provide headache relief in appropriately selected patients.
SUMMARY: It is important for the practicing physician to understand how rhinosinusitis fits into the differential diagnosis of headache, both to avoid overdiagnosis in patients with primary headache, and to avoid underdiagnosis in patients with serious sinus disease.
Volume
41
Issue
4
First Page
453
Last Page
463
ISSN
1468-2982
Published In/Presented At
Ceriani, C. E., & Silberstein, S. D. (2021). Headache and rhinosinusitis: A review. Cephalalgia : an international journal of headache, 41(4), 453–463. https://doi.org/10.1177/0333102420959790
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
32954817
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article