Chronic tension-type headache

Description

A disorder evolving from frequent episodic tension-type headache, with daily or very frequent episodes of headache, typically bilateral, pressing or tightening in quality and of mild to moderate intensity, lasting hours to days, or unremitting. The pain does not worsen with routine physical activity, but may be associated with mild nausea, photophobia or phonophobia.

Index terms

Chronic tension-type headache
Chronic tension-type headache associated with pericranial tenderness
Chronic tension-type headache not associated with pericranial tenderness

Exclusions from above levels

8A83 – New daily-persistent headache
MB4D – Headache, not elsewhere classified
05 – Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases

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18 – Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
19 – Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
22 – Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes

Sibling codes

8A81.0 – Infrequent episodic tension-type headache
8A81.1 – Frequent episodic tension-type headache
8A81.Y – Other specified tension-type headache
8A81.Z – Tension-type headache, unspecified

Foundation entity

Chronic tension-type headache – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/107534985

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: 8A81: Tension-type headache › 08: Diseases of the nervous system