Do you know the types of primary headache with intermediate duration? To bear in mind, you better understand briefly about chronic daily headache, primary headache and other related matters. A general understanding about this kind of headache would be useful for your knowledge about pain.

Following our previous article, we would like to continue our explanation about primary headache with intermediate duration. In the last article, we have explained about transformed migraine. Transformed migraine is one of the types of primary headache with intermediate duration.

In general, here are the types of primary headache with intermediate duration:

• Transformed migraine
• New daily persistent headache
• Chronic tension-type headache
• Hemicrania continua

Through this article, we provide you with information about chronic tension-type headache, new daily persistent headache and hemicranias continua.

New daily persistent headache (NDPH)
New daily persistent headache displayed by acute-onset headaches which do not remit, might be related with the following factors:

• Stress
• Accident
• Pregnancy
• Oral contraceptive use
• Postviral syndrome
• Surgery
• Hormone replacement therapy use
• Spinal tap
• Dental procedure

Onset of new daily persistent headache is frequently dramatic and occurs during the teenage phases. The sufferers are also can tell the specific date when the headaches began.

Approximately 90 percent of female patients with new daily persistent headache have had episodic tension-type headaches in their past.

Similar with transformed migraine, new daily persistent headache might occasionally be associated with analgesic rebound.

Chronic Tension-Type Headache
People who suffer with or have a history of episodic tension-type headaches might develop chronic tension-type headaches.

Here are the characteristics of chronic tension-type headache:

• Diffuse
• Often involve the neck and posterior head
• Most features of migraines are absent

In the next article, we will explain about hemicrania continua and rebound headache.

You should consult with your doctor and other health care professionals to get a better knowledge and information about Primary Headache with Intermediate Duration.

Kindly bear in mind, this article is not solely intended as the only source of information about Primary Headache with Intermediate Duration.