RESUMO
In June of 1988, the Headache Classification Committee of the International Headache Society published new Classification and Diagnostic Criteria for Headache, Cranial Neuralgias, and Facial Pain. A new standard classification for migraine and tension-type headache was established. An assessment form facilitating headache classification by the neuroscience nurse according to the IHS criteria has been developed. The ability to quantify variables included in the new classification offers the opportunity for productive research on headache by neuroscience nurses.
Assuntos
Cefaleia/classificação , Cefaleia/diagnóstico , Cefaleia/enfermagem , Humanos , Anamnese , Avaliação em Enfermagem , Registros de Enfermagem , Sociedades MédicasRESUMO
Since headache is one of the most common symptoms experienced in the general population, the neuroscience nurse should understand the phenomenon of migraine. We define the various types of migraine and present a strategy, based upon precipitators, inhibitors and a "migraine threshold" to facilitate patient education.
