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Diagnostic criteria for frequent episodic tension-type headache associated with or without pericranial tenderness:
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At least 10 episodes occurring on ≥1 but <15 days per month for at least 3 months (≥12 and <180 days per year) AND fulfilling remaining criteria below
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Headache lasting from 30 min to 7 days
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Headache has at least two of the following characteristics:
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Bilateral location
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Pressing, tightening or non-pulsating quality
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Mild or moderate intensity
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Not aggravated by routine physical activity such as walking or climbing stairs
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Both of the following:
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No nausea or vomiting (but anorexia may occur)
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No more than one of photophobia or phonophobia
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Not attributed to another disorder
Diagnostic criteria for chronic tension-type headache associated with or without pericranial tenderness:
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Headache occurring on ≥15 days per month on average for >3 months (≥180 days per year) AND fulfilling remaining criteria below
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Headache lasts hours or may be continuous
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Headache has at least two of the following characteristics:
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Bilateral location
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Pressing, tightening or non-pulsating quality
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Mild or moderate intensity
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Not aggravated by routine physical activity such as walking or climbing stairs
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Both of the following:
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No more than one of photophobia, phonophobia or mild nausea
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Neither moderate or severe nausea nor vomiting
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Not attributed to another disorder
Diagnostic criteria for cervicogenic headache:
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Pain, referred from a source in the neck and perceived in one or more regions of the head and/or face, and fulfilling remaining criteria below
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Clinical, laboratory and/or imaging evidence of a disorder or lesion within the cervical spine or soft tissues of the neck known to be, or generally accepted as, a valid cause of headache
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Evidence that the pain can be attributed to the neck disorder or lesion based on at least one of the following:
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Demonstration of clinical signs that implicate a source of pain in the neck
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Abolition of headache following diagnostic blockade of a cervical structure or its nerve supply using placebo- or other adequate controls
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Pain resolves within 3 months after successful treatment of the causative disorder or lesion