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A1. MigraineA2. Tension-type headacheA3. Cluster headache and other trigeminal autonomic cephalalgiasA6. Headache attributed to cranial or cervical vascular disorderA7. Headache attributed to non-vascular intracranial disorderA7.9. Headache attributed to other non-vascular intracranial disorderA7.9.1. Post-radiosurgery headacheA7.9.2. Post-electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) headacheA7.10. Chronic post-intracranial disorder headacheBibliography and referencesA8. Headache attributed to a substance or its withdrawalA9. Headache attributed to infectionA10. Headache attributed to disorder of homoeostasisA11. Headache or facial pain attributed to disorder of cranium, neck, eyes, ears, nose, sinuses, teeth, mouth or other facial or cranial structuresA12. Headache attributed to psychiatric disorderA13. Cranial neuralgias and central causes of facial pain

Diagnostic criteria:

Diffuse and/or holocranial headache fulfilling criteria C and D
Radiosurgery of the brain has been performed
Headache develops within 7 days after radiosurgery
Headache resolves within 3 months after radiosurgery

Comment:

Although de novo headache has been described after radiosurgery, most studies do not provide a detailed description of the clinical characteristics of the headache, nor is it usually clear whether headache occurring after radiosurgery represents an exacerbation of an underlying headache disorder or a new headache. In cases where a previous history of headache was not present, the headache syndrome was short-lived, occurred more than a year after the procedure, and resembled migraine or thunderclap headache. Therefore, the relationships between these headaches and the radiosurgical procedures preceding them are highly doubtful. Carefully controlled prospective studies are necessary to determine whether a unique headache disorder can occur after radiosurgery and, if so, how it is related to the type and location of lesion being irradiated and/or the dosage and radiation field employed.

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