Headache diary

A headache diary makes it easier for the doctor to diagnose recurring headaches , it is used to monitor a treatment and can help to identify possible triggers. A headache diary can also be helpful as evidence for social law applications for compensation for disadvantages, for example on the degree of disability , reduced ability to work or the disability pension.

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The suggestions as to which data is useful to collect vary. The recommendation "everything has to be in the diary" is good in principle, but can hardly be implemented.

Data that can be recorded in such a diary are, for example:

1. Date and time of day
2. Type and duration of headache
3. Whether one "suspected" the headache beforehand (med .: occurrence of "prodromi", these should not be confused with "triggers").
4. Side effects
5. Possible triggers
6. Medicines used
7. Effect of the drugs

See also

• migraine
• Tension headache
• Cluster headache
• Paroxysmal hemicrania
• Hemicrania continua
• Drug-induced headache
• Migraine Disability Assessment Score

Web links

• Headache calendar of the German Migraine and Headache Society

Individual evidence

1. ↑ C. Tassorelli, G. Sances, M. Allena, N. Ghiotto, L. Bendtsen, J. Olesen, G. Nappi, R. Jensen: The usefulness and applicability of a basic headache diary before first consultation: results of a pilot study conducted in two centers. In: Cephalalgia. 28 (10), Oct 2008, pp. 1023-1030. doi: 10.1111 / j.1468-2982.2008.01639.x . PMID 18624804 .
2. ↑ Press release of the German Migraine and Headache Society of May 21, 2001.

This article is about a health issue. It is not used for self-diagnosis and does not replace a diagnosis by a doctor. Please note the information on health issues !

Please note the information on legal issues!