
World Headache Society
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World Headache Society
@WorldHeadache
World Headache Society aims to promote global headache education, empowering both healthcare professionals and patients.


🧠 Nearly half of people may experience #headaches after a hemorrhagic #stroke, many lasting months or years. A recent review highlights the need for better recognition & care. 🔗…adachejournal.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/6JFSPTAC… @bradleyongmd @shervinbd @MVilardo et al







🚨 Burning Vertex Syndrome: A novel headache 🔥 A common problem in the Neurological OPD, well described by our colleague Pravin Thomas et al 🧠 Curr Opin Neurol 2025 ➡️ Episodic, burning pain localized to the vertex (10–20 cm zone) ➡️ Mostly affects women (~65%), avg. age ~41 ➡️ Duration: 1 min to 24 hrs, often <4 hrs ➡️ Frequency: daily to 1–3x/week ⚠️ Associated features in 76%: •Nausea, vomiting •Photophobia/phonophobia •Autonomic signs •Localized warmth (rare) 🧬Hypothesized mechanism? Small fiber scalp neuropathy 💉 Interesting finding: GON block helped in 2 patients #NeuroTwitter #Headache



















