NATIONAL HEADACHE MANAGEMENT

SYSTEM FOR ADULTS 2019

 CONTENTS

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Rationale

Methodology

SECTION 1: THE CLINICAL APPROACH

Clinical assessment of headache

The role of imaging in headache

When to consider secondary headaches

SECTION 2: PRIMARY HEADACHES

Migraine

Medication overuse headache

Tension-type headache

The trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias:

i. Cluster headache

ii. Paroxysmal hemicrania

iii. SUNCT/SUNA

iv. Hemicrania continua

List of abbreviations

References

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 FOREWORD

“The truth is never pure and rarely simple”

Oscar Wilde

Considerable advances have been made in the understanding of headache. To assist

in management, various guidelines have been developed by different organisations
in the UK and internationally. The primary purpose of guidelines, the stringency of
criteria used, and the structure of the healthcare system for which they are written
may differ and can result in variation. In addition, it should be acknowledged that
different clinical subspecialties may also have different systematic approaches to
clinical risk management.

The purpose of the BASH Headache Management System for Adults 2019 is to provide
a simple, safe and standardised approach which can be used in real time to help
manage the majority of common headache conditions. It has been produced with
feedback from national patient charities – the Migraine Trust and the Organisation for
the Study of Cluster Headache – and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.

We hope to increase people’s confidence in managing their own condition and hope
the system is accessible to both patients and their clinical teams.

For people suffering from headache we are also developing downloadable

information sheets for the recommended treatments, a useful and quick to complete
headache diary and headache impact measurement tool, and links to useful
educational videos made by members of BASH to help with greater understanding of
their conditions. These resources will also be helpful to clinicians when guiding care.

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The intention is that the BASH Headache Management System will encourage a
national consistency in approach to caring for people with common headache
disorders. The expectation is that the BASH system will largely replace the multiplicity
of different regional headache algorithms and in doing so will reduce variation in care.

Through our relationship with NHS Right Care and engaging with the getting it right first-
time programmes (GIRFT) we anticipate the management system will become a
nationally commissioned approach to common headache conditions. Over time it will
evolve to become an even more comprehensive system encompassing all headache
disorders.

Fayyaz Ahmed, Hull Royal Infirmary

Anish Bahra, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Alok Tyagi, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Glasgow
Stuart Weatherby, University Hospitals Plymouth

BASH Guideline Writing Committee

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The guideline committee would like to express thanks to the Migraine Trust, the
Organisation for the Study of Cluster Headache UK, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
and BASH council for their support, particularly in seeking patient/professional
feedback on the utility of this guideline and the development of the patient
information sheets.

The committee would also like to thank Thomas Hart (St George’s Hospital, London) for
his work in preparing the documents for publication.

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 RATIONALE

Building on the original BASH guidelines, the BASH national headache management
system has been designed as a pragmatic tool to assist busy clinicians across the
medical community. The purpose is to provide simple and easy to follow
recommendations applicable to the majority of patients with headache.

The guidance is structured in a brief and relatively didactic fashion and reflects a
deliberate decision to achieve three important aims: -

1. To create guidance useful to the clinician when seeing a patient in ‘real time’

2. To assist allied health professionals in managing patients with common primary

headache disorders using a relatively simple and standardised menu of care

3. To support and facilitate patients in self-management, through use of educational

videos, patient information sheets and headache diaries and with a view to
developing patient electronic self-management tools in collaboration with
national organisations and charities

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 METHODOLOGY

A writing committee was established by consensus through the BASH council.

All treatments included in the guideline are supported by randomised placebo-

controlled trials.

As the level of evidence supporting class A recommendations in international

guidelines is not consistent, BASH has therefore chosen only to recommend treatments
that are consistently considered to have class A evidence and are recommended in
two or more of the following guidelines (NICE, SIGN, AHS & EFNS).

Newer treatments for headache with a specific UK license are also recommended if
supported by adequately powered clinical trials with accepted IHS end points and
done in a randomised placebo-controlled manner.

Other treatment options (with randomised placebo-controlled trial data) are included
as appendices.

In recognition of the lack of comparative data, where relevant, treatment options are
presented in alphabetical order.

The text does not include a comprehensive overview of side effect profiles, adverse
events, contraindications, or drug interactions. When considering therapeutic options,
standard resources should be consulted, for example the British National formulary and
the product information sheets.

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Both prescribers and patients should also note, that while treatment options have
placebo control data, not all have a specific licence for a headache condition.

The first draft was sent to BASH council in 2018 (with 4 months for comments). The final
draft was circulated in early 2019 for a further month of consultation prior to
publication.

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SECTION 1:
THE CLINICAL APPROACH

Clinical assessment of headache

The role of imaging in headache

When to consider secondary headaches

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 CLINICAL ASSESSMENT
OF HEADACHE

Classification

Headaches are classified by the International Headache Society as primary or

secondary headaches (http://www.ichd-3.org).

The majority of headache is primary (such as migraine). Primary headache is the best
validated within this classification system (http://www.ichd-3.org).

Secondary headaches are precipitated by another condition or disorder, local or

systemic1-3. Serious causes of secondary headache are uncommon.

How to differentiate primary from secondary headache

The most consistent indicators for serious secondary headache are:

• Thunderclap (sudden onset) headache4-6

• Associated focal neurological deficit4,7,8
• Associated systemic features4,7,8
• Patients over the age over 50 years9,10

The history is the key to diagnosis in headache. The neurological examination is also
helpful in differentiating primary from secondary headache4,7,8. For example, patients
with migraine (with or without typical aura) or tension-type headache and a normal
neurological examination do not have an increased likelihood of a secondary
precipitant relative to the background population11-13.

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For other isolated headache syndromes with normal neurological examination there
is insufficient data to enable a definitive conclusion14.

Using the temporal pattern of headache to help differentiate primary from secondary
headache

While we acknowledge that not all the following descriptors have tight definitions, we
have tried to consider different temporal clinical patterns that the ‘jobbing’ clinician
might frequently encounter and recognise.

Sudden onset headache

Sudden onset headache reaching maximum intensity within 5 minutes is called

thunderclap headache4-6,15-17. Thunderclap headache has the greatest probability of
a secondary precipitant4-6.

Recent onset and progressive headache

Evolution of headache over days to weeks. If associated systemic features and/or

focal neurological signs there is an increased probability of secondary precipitant4,7,8.

Recurrent episodic headache

Recurrent episodic headache in isolation is most likely due to a primary headache

disorder13,18.

Headache which occurs on the majority of days in a month

Headache present for at least 15 days per month for over 3 months in isolation is most
likely due to a primary headache disorder18.

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Differentiating between common primary headache disorders

Laterality and site of headache

Strictly unilateral (right or left but never bilateral) headache most consistently occurs
in the Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgias (TACS) (http://www.ichd-3.org). 11.5- 20%
of migraine sufferers experience unilateral headache19,20.

Bilateral headache more commonly occurs in migraine, and is a more consistent

defining feature of tension-type headache21-23.

In most primary headache disorders the pain is experienced in the distribution of the
first division of the trigeminal nerve and second cervical root. Neck pain can therefore
be a feature of a migraine attack22,24-31.

Associated symptoms

Prominent features in migraine include nausea, vomiting, photophobia, phonophobia

and motion sensitivity (a tendency for the headache to be exacerbated by head
movement or mild exertion)21,23,32-35.

Cranial autonomic features, such as lacrimation, conjunctival injection, rhinorrhoea,

and nasal blockage, are characteristic of the TACs, but can occur in up to 25% of
migraine sufferers36,37.

Unlike migraine sufferers who are frequently motion sensitive and generally prefer to
remain still during an attack, patients with cluster headache and to a lesser extent
TACs tend to be restless during an attack25-27,38

Aura can be experienced in all headache disorders, but is by far most common in
migraine39.

Duration and Frequency

The majority of untreated migraine headaches last between 4-72 hours33,40,41.

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Untreated TACS are typically of shorter duration and with higher attack frequency42-49.

Table 1 shows a comparative table to distinguish between common primary

headaches

Table 1. Comparative table to distinguish between common primary headaches

(based on http://www.ichd-3.org)
MIGRAINE TENSION-TYPE HEADACHE CLUSTER HEADACHE
Episodic
Unilateral Bilateral Unilateral
(although often bilateral) (never bilateral)
Pulsating Pressing, tightening, non-
pulsating
Moderate or severe Mild or moderate but not Very severe
disabling
Aggravated by, or causing No aggravation by, or Restlessness
avoidance of, routine avoidance of, routine No aggravation by physical
physical activity physical activity activity
Nausea and/or vomiting No nausea, vomiting, Ipsilateral to pain, there may
Photophobia photophobia, or be:
Phonophobia phonophobia Conjunctival injection
Lacrimation
Nasal congestion
Rhinorrhoea
Eyelid swelling/drooping
Attacks last hours to days Attacks last hours to days Attacks last from 15 mins to 3
(usually 4-72 hours) hours
Frequency 1-2 attacks per Frequency 1-3 attacks per
month day (up to 8) and usually
occur daily for 2-3 months at
a time
Chronic
Chronic migraine or chronic tension-type headache: At Chronic cluster headache:
least 15 headache days per month for >3 months with the Attacks occurring for more
above clinical description, in the absence of medication than 1 year without
overuse remission, or remission
periods lasting <3 months
Medication-overuse headache
Ergotamine, triptans, or opioids taken on 10 or more days No medication overuse
per month, or 15 days for simple analgesics, for >3 months. headache
Chronic migraine is fulfilled 2 months after medication has Medication-overuse
been withdrawn without improvement headache only reported in
patients with a
predisposition to migraine
and/or tension-type
headache; clinical
syndrome of the headache
exacerbated by the acute-
relief medication overuse is
of the migraine and/or
tension-type headache50

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Examination

The presence of abnormal neurological signs significantly increases the chance of an

intracranial abnormality. Therefore, an appropriate neurological examination
including fundoscopy is required when assessing the patient presenting with
headache.

Useful and brief ways to perform the neurological examination are found at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyBNYB0RLvU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q56WgXvn0iU

(Please see ‘Useful Videos’ section)

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 THE ROLE OF IMAGING IN HEADACHE

People suffering from headache can be anxious about the possibility of a brain
tumour. Outside of an emergency setting, current data indicates that the risk of
finding serious secondary pathology in patients with isolated headache and a normal
neurological examination is similar to that in people who do not have
headache8,11,12,51.

Normal imaging can reduce subsequent health care utilisation in the short term (less
than one year) presumably because of reassurance. The effect however does not
appear to be sustained in patients with anxiety and depression8,52.

Moreover, there is a significant potential for uncovering incidental findings in 6-15%

patients, which may not necessarily require further management but can themselves
increase anxiety1-3, and even potentially affect insurance coverage/premiums for that
individual.

An information sheet can be useful to act as an ‘aide memoire’ when discussing these
issues (link to information sheet about brain imaging).

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 WHEN TO CONSIDER
SECONDARY HEADACHE

Identifying headache due to secondary causes

Serious secondary headaches are uncommon4,7,13. Very few secondary causes of

headache have been reliably shown to have unique headache symptoms.

The most consistent indicators for secondary headache are: -

• Thunderclap (sudden onset) headache4-6

• Associated focal neurological deficit4,7,8
• Associated systemic features4,7,8
• Patients over the age over 50 years9,10

There is currently poor evidence that different disease processes associated with
headache have unique or specific clinical presentations not covered by the clinical
indicators cited above. For example:

• Giant Cell Arteritis – onset age >50 years plus systemic features
• Idiopathic intracranial hypertension – abnormal neurological examination with
papilloedema
• CNS infection – systemic features (e.g. pyrexia) +/- focal neurological features

Features that do not help to differentiate primary from secondary headaches are:

• Severity
• Clinical characteristics
• Treatment response

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Neither severity53 nor response to drug treatment differentiates between primary and
secondary headache. For example, headaches associated with intracerebral
haemorrhage54, subarachnoid haemorrhage55,56, venous sinus thrombosis57, carotid
dissection58,59, and carbon monoxide poisoning60 have all been reported to respond
to simple analgesics or triptans.

There is no specific ‘brain tumour’ type headache. The most frequent phenotype of
headache associated with brain tumours is that of episodic tension-type headache,
or migraine without aura61.

Patients with the clinical syndrome of migraine (with or without typical aura) or tension
type headache and a normal neurological examination do not have an increased
risk of a secondary precipitant11-13.

The following may be of reassurance to busy clinicians: data from the Landmark study
suggest that a new clinic diagnosis of migraine was almost always correct - 98% of
patients with a clinic diagnosis of migraine met international headache society criteria
for migraine (87%, or probable migraine 11%)62.

For other isolated headache syndromes with normal neurological examination there
are insufficient data to enable a definitive conclusion.

As the presence of focal or systemic symptoms and/or abnormal neurological signs

significantly increases the chance of there being an abnormality, an appropriate
neurological examination – including fundoscopy – is required when assessing the
patient presenting with headache.

Useful and brief ways to perform the neurological examination are found at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyBNYB0RLvU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q56WgXvn0iU

(Please see ‘Useful Videos’ section)

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 Thunderclap headache

Thunderclap headache is the most common isolated headache associated with a

secondary precipitant4-6.

The primary concern in thunderclap headache is to exclude a subarachnoid

haemorrhage. In prospective studies of thunderclap headache (primary and
secondary care), subarachnoid haemorrhage was present in 19.5-25%, and in 12%
headache was the only symptom63,64.

Investigation of Thunderclap Headache

• Refer immediately to hospital

• Urgent CT brain imaging

In patients presenting with isolated thunderclap headache with no other associated

general or neurological symptoms, a normal neurological examination and a clear
time of onset, the sensitivity of high resolution CT performed within 6 hours of onset is
98.5% - 99.85% for diagnosis of subarachnoid haemorrhage65-69.

This sensitivity drops to 90% after more than 6 hours66.

Lumbar puncture

If CT brain is normal, a lumbar puncture for examination of cerebrospinal fluid should

be performed.

The current consensus is based on the guidelines for the analysis of CSF for bilirubin in
suspected SAH70:

• Measure CSF pressure when performing the LP

• Send the CSF for standard constituents – protein, glucose, microbiology, and
bilirubin/xanthochromia

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• Send a simultaneous blood sample for glucose, bilirubin and total protein
• The specimen for spectrophotometry should be the least blood-stained fraction of
CSF to be taken. The reason is that oxyhaemoglobin may interfere with the
detection of bilirubin, and is a confounding element in analysis
• Protect the CSF sample for spectrophotometry from light to reduce the
degradation of bilirubin, in order to minimise false-negative results
• Current consensus is that CSF should not be examined for bilirubin earlier than 12
hours after the ictus. Bilirubin in CSF forms 9-15 hours after a bleed70-72

If negative results are obtained from both CT brain and CSF analysis from 12 hours to
within 2 weeks of the onset of thunderclap headache, it can be considered that SAH
is excluded as a diagnosis70,73.

Other pathologies associated with thunderclap headache

Thunderclap headache has been associated with other secondary pathologies,

including infective causes, cerebrovascular causes such as intracranial
haemorrhage74, cerebral venous sinus thrombosis75-77, malignant hypertension78,79 and
arterial dissection17,80-85, non-vascular neurological causes (such as pituitary
apoplexy)86-92 and spontaneous intracranial hypertension93-101. Spontaneous
intracranial hypotension classically presents as an orthostatic headache102,103.

If CT and CSF are normal, additional investigations may be indicated if warranted by

the clinical presentation. There are a significant number of guidelines for thunderclap
headache from different countries and different subspecialty organisations but there
is no universal consensus as to when additional investigations are indicated. If CT or
MR angiography is considered, the fact that this may identify incidental intracranial
aneurysms or other abnormalities should be borne in mind104.

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SECTION 2:
PRIMARY HEADACHES

Migraine

Medication overuse headache

Tension-type headache

The trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias:

v. Cluster headache

vi. Paroxysmal hemicrania

vii. SUNCT/SUNA

viii. Hemicrania continua

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 MIGRAINE

Epidemiology

Migraine is the most common disabling headache disorder, ranked as 7th highest
among specific causes of disability globally and is responsible for 2.9% of all years of
life lost to disability105.

The global lifetime prevalence is 10% in men and 22% in women106.

Peak prevalence increases to the age of 40 years and declines thereafter in both
women and men, though can present de novo later in life 107-109.

Chronic migraine is a highly disabling primary headache disorder that affects 2% of

the population110,111, with reduced quality of life112, increased risk of anxiety, depression
and chronic pain and greater use of healthcare resource113.

Around two-thirds of patient with chronic migraine have medication overuse114.

Clinical features

Migraine is characterised by recurrent episodes of moderate to severe headaches,

unilateral or bilateral and frequently throbbing. There may be associated
nausea/vomiting, and light, noise and/or motion sensitivity21,23,32-35. (http://www.ichd-
3.org).

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Attacks can last 4-72 hours with freedom from symptoms in between, and vary in
frequency from one per year to a few times per month33,40,41,115.

The median frequency is one to two attacks per month116.

Headache on 15 or more days per month for 3 consecutive months, of which at least
8 days have features of migraine, is termed chronic migraine
(http://www.ichd-3.org).

The most sensitive and specific features of migraine are117:

• Nausea
• Disability (limitation of activity
• Photophobia

Prior to the onset of headache, patients can frequently experience premonitory

symptoms, the most common of which are feeling tired (72%), difficulty concentrating
(51%), and a stiff neck (50%)118.

After the headache has ended patients often experience postdrome symptoms of a
similar nature. In most attacks (93%), there was return to normal within 24 hours119.

Aura affects around a third of migraine sufferers120,121.

A typical aura comprises of fully reversible visual and/or sensory/ and/or speech
symptoms, evolving over minutes with a total duration of up to 60 minutes
(http://www.ichd-3.org).

Aura may occur without headache particularly in older patients122.

Aura usually precedes, but may occur during, or after the headache.

Aura is not unique to migraine. It may occur in other forms of primary headaches39.

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The current classification of migraine with or without aura is well validated19-21,23,33-35,40,41
(see table 2), though these classification systems are used primarily as a research tool
rather than in everyday clinical practice.

Table 2: International headache classification definitions of migraine

MIGRAINE WITHOUT AURA

A. At least 5 attacks fulfilling criteria B-D

B. Headache attacks lasting 4-72 hours (untreated or unsuccessfully treated)
C. Headache has >2 of the following characteristics:
a. Unilateral location
b. Pulsating quality
c. Moderate or severe pain intensity
d. Aggravation by or causing avoidance of routine physical activity (e.g. walking
climbing stairs)
D. During headache >1 of the following:
a. Nausea and/or vomiting
b. Photophobia and phonophobia
E. Not better accounted for by another ICHD-3 diagnosis

MIGRAINE WITH AURA

A. At least 2 attacks fulfilling criteria B and C

B. >1 of the following fully reversible aura symptoms: 1. Visual 2. Sensory 3. Speech and/or
language 4. Motor 5. Brainstem 6. Retinal
C. >2 of the following 4 characteristics:
a. 1 aura symptom spreads gradually over > 5 minutes, and/or > 2 symptoms occur
in succession.
b. each individual aura symptom lasts 5-60 minutes
c. 1 aura symptoms are unilateral
d. aura accompanied or followed in < 60 minutes by headache
D. Not better accounted for by another ICHD-3 diagnosis, and TIA excluded

CHRONIC MIGRAINE

Headache occurring on 15 or more days/month for more than 3 months, which, on at last 8
days/month, has the feature of migraine headache.

A. Headache (migraine-like or tension type like) on 8 > days/month for > 3 months, and
fulfilling criteria B and C
B. Occurring in a patient who has had at least five attacks fulfilling criteria B-D for 1.1
Migraine without aura and/or criteria B and C for 1.2 Migraine with aura.
C. On > 8 days/month for > 3 months, fulfilling any of the following:
a. Criteria C and D for 1.1 Migraine without aura
b. Criteria B and C for 1.2 Migraine with aura
c. Believed by the patient to be migraine at onset and relieved by a triptan or ergot
derivative.
D. Not better accounted for by another ICHD-3 diagnosis.

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 Management

General principles

Validate the impact the condition has on the individual and family.

Manage expectations: Patients may have low or unrealistic expectations of what is

achievable. Explain that migraine cannot be cured but can be effectively managed
in most cases123,124.

Reassurance: Patients often worry about an underlying serious disorder. Explaining the
nature of the condition to the patient can be of therapeutic value125.

Empower the patient to help promote self-management126.

Prescribing decisions should be made with reference to the patient’s current clinical
situation and their future plans (e.g. pregnancy or contraception). Potential issues of
medication overuse, both with respect to the impact on headache and side effects
should be discussed.

Cognitive behavioural therapy has shown a greater reduction in migraine associated

disability compared to drug therapy alone127.

Acute Treatments

When prescribing acute treatments there are two broad strategies128:

1. Stepped approach: start with simple analgesics and if ineffective step-up e.g. to a
triptan
2. Stratified approach: target treatment based on attack severity

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The stratified approach is associated with better health related outcomes and lower
indirect costs (e.g. GP and hospital visits)128,129.

Adding an anti-emetic to an acute treatment improves efficacy unrelated to nausea

and/or vomiting130 and can improve gastric motility and hence drug absorption131-133.

The end point of an effective treatment is a significant response at two hours, because
the natural history for most attacks is to spontaneously improve in 4 hours134.

If a treatment is not effective at 2 hours, then it is unlikely to work in that attack at that
dose and considering an alternative acute treatment or combination treatment
would be reasonable135.

Lack of response to one triptan does not predict response to other triptans135.

Triptans are most effective when taken early in the headache phase of the attack136.

Triptans are less likely to be effective at treating the headache if taken during the
preceding aura137-139.

After 2 treatment failures with a particular triptan a trial with an alternative triptan is
recommended. This rationale is based on the finding that in patients who experienced
treatment failure in two attacks, 70% failed to respond in the third attack. Around 30%
patients do not respond to any triptan140.

Acute treatments can be associated with the development of medication overuse

headache141.

Opioids are not recommended for the treatment of acute headache because of the
significant risk of medication overuse and the most protracted withdrawal141.

For patients attending the emergency department parenteral NSAIDs or

subcutaneous sumatriptan should be considered, and evidence also supports the use

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of antiemetics142. Opioids have not been shown to be significantly effective and
should not be used143.

Recommended acute treatments are included in tables 3 and 4.

Table 3. Recommended acute treatments – simple analgesics and antiemetics

MAXIMUM DAILY
DRUG DOSE INFORMATION
DOSE
Simple analgesics
ASPIRIN144-148 600-1000 mg 4000 mg (for oral
(UK doses are dosing)
300-900 mg)
DICLOFENAC149-152 25 mg 150 mg
IBUPROFEN153-155 400-600 mg 2400 mg
KETOPROFEN156,157 75-150 mg 150 mg
NAPROXEN158-160 250 mg 1000 mg
PARACETAMOL133,161 1000 mg 4000 mg
TOLFENAMIC ACID162 200 mg 400 mg
Antiemetics
DOMPERIDONE133 10 mg 30 mg Safety alert:
https://www.gov.uk/drug-
safety-
update/domperidone-
risks-of-cardiac-side-
effects
PROCHLORPERAZINE163-165 10 mg 30 mg
METOCLOPRAMIDE132,166,167 10 mg 30 mg Safety alert:
https://www.gov.uk/drug-
safety-
update/metoclopramide-
risk-of-neurological-
adverse-effects

Table 4. Recommended acute treatments – triptans

DRUG FORMULATION STRENGTH SINGLE DOSE MAX/24 HOURS
ALMOTRIPTAN168,169 TABLET 12.5 mg 12.5 mg 25 mg
ELETRIPTAN170 TABLET 40 mg 40 mg 80 mg
FROVATRIPTAN171 TABLET 2.5 mg 2.5 mg 5 mg
NARATRIPTAN172 TABLET 2.5 mg 2.5 mg 5 mg
RIZATRIPTAN173 TABLET 5 mg/10 mg 10 mg 20 mg
ORODISPERS 10 mg 10 mg 20 mg
LYPOPHILLISATE 10 mg 10 mg 20 mg
SUMATRIPTAN137,174 TABLET 50 mg/100 mg 50-100 mg 300 mg
SPRAY 100 mg/ml or 10 - 20 mg
200 mg/ml
SUBCUT INJ 6 mg 6 mg 12 mg
ZOLMITRIPTAN175-177 TABLET 2.5 mg/5 mg 5 mg 10 mg
ORODISPERS 2.5 mg/ 5 mg 5 mg 10 mg
SPRAY 50 mg/ml 5 mg 10 mg

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Choosing a triptan

Sumatriptan 6 mg subcutaneous remains the most rapid and effective treatment for
pain relief but has a higher risk of adverse events than other formulations.

Combination of a triptan and an NSAID with a long half-life, such as naproxen, is better
than monotherapy178.

In comparison to sumatriptan 100 mg171,179-181:

• Lower adverse events: naratriptan 2.5 mg, almotriptan 12.5 mg and frovatriptan
2.5 mg
• Better 2-hour pain response: eletriptan 80 mg and rizatriptan 10 mg, almotriptan
12.5 mg
• Lower recurrence rate: frovatriptan 2.5 mg, and eletriptan 40 mg

Contraindications to triptans include ischaemic heart disease, cerebrovascular

disease, previous myocardial infarction, and uncontrolled or severe hypertension. The
cardiovascular risk of triptans is very low in the absence of these contra-indications182.

The NNTs for therapies to achieve the outcome of pain freedom at two hours from a
baseline of moderate to severe pain can be accessed by the SIGN guideline
(www.sign.ac.uk/assets/sign155.pdf).

Preventive Treatments

General Principles

Prescribing decisions should be made with reference to the patient’s current clinical
situation and their future plans (e.g. pregnancy or contraception).

Preventive treatment should be offered as an option to patients with 4 or more

migraine days a month as this frequency is associated with significant disability. Such

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an approach will also mitigate the risk of escalation of acute treatment and
consequent development of medication overuse headache.

Acute treatment on more than 2 days per week is associated with medication
overuse, which renders preventive treatment less effective183.

As there are relatively few head to head comparative studies, the choice of
preventive depends primarily upon the side-effect profile of the drug and co-existing
morbidities.

Preventive medications must be titrated slowly to an effective or maximum tolerable

dose and continued for at least 6-8 weeks to adequately assess effect184,185.

A headache diary may help evaluate response to treatment.

Consider gradual withdrawal after 6-12 months of effective preventive184.

Monitor quality of life through validated tools such as HIT-6186. The HIT-6 score can be
downloaded at http://www.bash.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/English.pdf, or
can be found in the information sheet section of these guidelines (Patient reported
outcome measure HIT-6).

Treatment options

In selecting a preventative treatment, a reasonable strategy would be to consider

which options might be most suitable for the individual patient, given their previous
treatment, medical and other co-morbidities, personal preferences, and side effect
profiles of the various treatments.

Table 5 shows the dose and titration regimen for recommended preventive treatments
in both episodic and chronic migraine.

Table 6 shows dose and treatment regimen for recommended preventive treatments
in chronic migraine only.

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All preventive treatments with randomised placebo-controlled trial data are listed as
an appendix.

Table 5. Recommended preventive treatments in episodic and chronic migraine

TRIAL STUDIED DAILY
DRUG START DOSE TITRATION
DOSES
Amitriptyline187-191 10-25 mg OD 10 -25 mg 25-150 mg
Candesartan192,193 2 mg OD 2 mg 8-16 mg total/day
Propranolol187,194,195 10 mg BD 10-20 mg BD 120-240 mg
total/day
Topiramate196-205 25 mg daily 25 mg od 25-200 mg total/day
CGRP monoclonal antibodies
Erenumab206-209 70-140 mg monthly Max dose as per
licensed indication
Fremanezumab210 225 mg monthly Max dose as per
675 mg three- licensed indication
monthly
Galcanezumab211-213 120-240 mg monthly Max dose as per
licensed indication

Table 6. Recommended preventive treatments for chronic migraine only

Onabotulinumtoxin A214-218 155-195 IU intramuscularly, as Every 12 weeks
per PREEMPT protocol

Onabotulinumtoxin A

The efficacy and safety of Onabotulinumtoxin A for prophylaxis of Chronic Migraine

has been shown through in the Phase III Research Evaluating Migraine Prophylaxis
Therapy (PREEMPT) clinical programme.

Patient selection: Treatment is licensed for adult patients with chronic migraine.
Treatment is not effective in episodic migraine (< 15 days a month).

BASH considers it good practice to address medication overuse prior to commencing

Botox treatment. Patients are advised to restrict their acute headache medication to
no more than two days a week on a regular basis.

As 60% of patients failed two oral preventive treatments in the PREEMPT trial, BASH
recommends considering use of 2-3 oral preventive treatments prior to Botox therapy.

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Treatment response should be monitored using quality of life measures, for example
HIT-6.

Appendix 1. All preventive treatments for migraine

DRUG START DOSE INCREMENT MAX DOSE COMMENTS
Acupuncture219 10 sessions
Angiotensin Receptor Blockers/ACE inhibitors
Candesartan192,193 2 mg/day 2 mg 8 mg BD
Lisinopril220 10 mg/day 10 mg 20 mg/day
Anticonvulsants
Topiramate196-205 25 mg/day 25 mg 100 mg BD
Sodium 200 mg BD 100 mg 1000 mg BD MHRA and NHS
Valproate221-227 safety alerts*
Beta Blockers
Propranolol187,194,195 10-20 mg BD 10-20 mg 120-240
mg/day
Metoprolol228-230 25-50 mg/day 50mg BD 200 mg total
daily in BD or
TDS regimen
Nadolol231 40 mg/day 40 mg 160 mg/day
Timolol232 10 mg BD 10 mg 30 mg BD
Atenolol233 50 mg/day 50 mg 200 mg/day
Calcium Channel Blockers
Flunarizine234-236 5 mg/day 5 mg 10 mg/day Not marketed
in the UK
CGRP monoclonal antibodies
Erenumab206-209 70-140 mg Max dose as
monthly per licensed
indication
Fremanezumab210 225 mg monthly Max dose as
675 mg three- per licensed
monthly indication
Galcanezumab211- 120-240 mg Max dose as
213 monthly per licensed
indication
Greater Occipital Local anaesthetic Not 4 small RCT - 3
Nerve Block237-240 +/- steroids SC applicable if showing
using local reduced
anaesthetic headaches
only frequency over
1-4 weeks
Onabotulinumtoxin 155 IU 195 IU IM every 3
A214-218 months
Neuromodulation
External Trigeminal As per specialist
Nerve recommendations
Stimulation241
Single Transcranial As per specialist During aura or
Magnetic recommendations start of
Stimulation242 headache
Transcutaneous As per specialist
Vagal Nerve recommendations
Stimulation243

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 Supplements
Co-enzyme Q10244 150 mg/day
Magnesium245 400 mg/day 200 mg 600 mg/day
Riboflavin246 400 mg/day
Tricyclic Antidepressants
Amitriptyline187-191 10 - 25 mg/day 10 - 25 mg 150 mg ON

*Valproate Patient Safety Alert

In girls and women of childbearing potential, valproate should be initiated and supervised
by a specialist and only prescribed when other medications have not been tolerated or
have found to be ineffective. This is because of 30-40% risk of neurodevelopmental disability
in unborn babies exposed to valproate (MHRA April 2017). Valproate should only be
prescribed by following the MHRA guidance, including a signed contraceptive plan and
signed consent form documenting discussion of the risks (see MHRA website)

https://www.gov.uk/drug-safety-update/valproate-and-developmental-disorders-new-
alert-asking-for-patient-review-and-further-consideration-of-risk-minimisation-measures

https://improvement.nhs.uk/documents/911/Patient_Safety_Alert_-
_Resources_to_support_safe_use_of_valproate.pdf

Menstrual Migraine

A proportion of women suffer from migraine attacks in association with the menstrual
cycle, termed menstrual related migraine (MRM). MRM occurs between days -2 and
+3 of the first day of menstruation (which is +1) in at least 2 out of 3 menstrual cycles.

Women with MRM will also have attacks at other times.

Less than 10% of women report migraine exclusively with menstruation and at no other
time (‘pure’ menstrual migraine)247-253

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Acute Treatment

The acute treatment of menstrual related attacks is no different to non-menstrual

attacks.

Head-to-head studies do not show clear superiority of one triptan over any other254.

Recommended short term preventive treatments for menstrual related migraine, or

pure menstrual migraine.

Table 7. Recommended triptans for short term prevention of menstrual related

migraine or pure menstrual migraine
DRUG FORMULATION STRENGTH
FROVATRIPTAN255,256 TABLET 2.5 mg twice daily on the days migraine is
expected (generally from two days before until
three days after bleeding starts).
ZOLMITRIPTAN257 TABLET 2.5 mg twice or three times a day on the days
migraine is expected (generally from two days
before until three days after bleeding starts).

Appendix 2. All treatments for short term prevention of menstrual related migraine or
pure menstrual migraine
DRUG FORMULATION STRENGTH
FROVATRIPTAN255,256 TABLET 2.5 mg twice daily on the days migraine is
expected (generally from two days before until
three days after bleeding starts)
NARATRIPTAN258,259 TABLET 2.5 mg twice daily on the days migraine is
expected (generally from two days before until
three days after bleeding starts)
ZOLMITRIPTAN257 TABLET 2.5 mg twice or three times a day on the days
migraine is expected (generally from two days
before until three days after bleeding starts)

Targeted oestrogen supplementation

Menstrually targeted oestrogen supplementation (assuming no contraindications) has

been found in some studies to offer benefit in menstrual related migraine260-262.

However, a rebound increase in migraine attack frequency has been found when
the effect of this strategy has been considered over the whole menstrual cycle263.

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The risk of stroke in migraine with aura, when taking oestrogen-containing
contraceptives

Females suffering migraine with aura have an inherent increased risk of stroke264.

Use of the oestrogen contraceptive pill is also associated with increased risk of stroke
in all individuals. The incidence of stroke in females with migraine with aura, who are
also taking the oestrogen-containing contraceptive pill is additionally increased.

Consequently, contraceptive methods other than oestrogen containing

contraception are advised for women with migraine with aura. There is no established
additional risk in migraine without aura.

Treatment in pregnancy & breast feeding

• In the majority of women, migraines improve during pregnancy265,266

• Caution is advised and checking with British National formulary data and
pregnancy register is recommended especially when prescribing in pregnancy,
breast feeding, and considering contraception. The resource Best Use of Medicine
in Pregnancy (BUMPS) may also be of help to patients
(http://www.medicinesinpregnancy.org/)

• Paracetamol is not generally considered to be associated with a significantly

elevated risk throughout pregnancy and lactation267

• The Sumatriptan & Naratriptan Pregnancy Registry found no evidence of

teratogenicity associated with major birth defects for sumatriptan268-271

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 MEDICATION OVERUSE HEADACHE

Epidemiology & diagnosis

In patients with migraine or tension-type headache, regular frequent use of acute

treatment can result in exacerbation of the pre-existing primary headache272.

Medication overuse headache (MOH) is classified as a chronic headache disorder.

The headache occurs on more than 15 days a month for at least 3 months, affecting
between 1-2% of the general population and, up to 20-50% of the chronic headache
population105,106,273-276.

MOH has been recognized since the 1940s and is a worldwide issue resulting from an
interaction between frequently used acute headache medication in a susceptible
patient277,278.

Majority of patients improve on withdrawal of the overused medication279-283.

All medications used to treat an acute headache can result in medication overuse
headaches. Triptans, opioids and combination analgesics are likely to result in
development of MOH more rapidly (treatment taken on 10 days or more per month)
as compared to simple analgesics such as paracetamol (treatment taken on 15 days
or more per month)141,272,284-286.

MOH occurs primarily in individuals with migraine or tension type headache and is
generally of the same phenotype141.

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Overuse of triptans has been shown to cause MOH faster and with fewer doses
compared with analgesics. The average interval between the first intake and daily
MOH was 1.7 years for triptans, 2.7 years for ergots and 4.8 years for analgesics 141.

Patients must provide details of their usage of both prescription medications and of
treatments taken over the counter.

Clinicians must specifically ask how many days in a month the patient takes
medication for treating the acute headache and preferably correlate this with a
headache diary.

In patients with a history of migraine or tension type headaches pain killer medication
taken regularly for non-headache pain, such as joint or back pain, can result in
medication overuse headaches278,287.

The association between analgesic overuse and chronic pain is strongest for chronic
migraine (odds ratio of 10.3)288.

Clinical features

Triptan overuse may result in daily migraine like headache or an increase in migraine
frequency, whereas overuse of other analgesics may lead to daily headache with
features of both migraine and tension type headache141.

Many patients continue to take their acute medications despite the apparent lack of
effect, while also reporting significant rebound in headache when acute medications
are not taken279-283.

The prevalence of comorbid psychiatric disorders, including depression and anxiety,

is greatly increased in patients with MOH. In patients with medication overuse
headache with pre-existing episodic tension type headache 67.7% have comorbid
psychiatric disorders while in those with pre-existing migraine these were present in
53.7%. Depression and anxiety themselves also be risk factor289.

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Migraine is comorbid with depression and anxiety and these may be risk factors for
developing MOH290,291.

Dependence related behaviour is noted in 60–70% patients and relapses are

common290.

Management

Patient education

An important aspect in the management of MOH is to increase awareness of the

condition amongst health care providers as well as the general population.

Patients must be advised that restricting their acute headache medications to no

more than 2 days in a week minimizes the potential of developing MOH292.

Educational intervention is crucial and results in improvement in headache293.

Comparison of advice alone with a structured detoxification program in patients with

MOH is similarly effective294.

The use of rescue medications, including steroids, does not improve outcomes 294-297.

Patients should be encouraged to seek preventive treatments for migraine as this can
prevent the conversion from episodic to chronic migraine thereby reducing the risk of
development of MOH298.

Medication withdrawal

The MOH is unlikely to resolve unless the offending medication is stopped299.

There is no difference in outcome with either abrupt or gradual withdrawal of the

causative drug300.

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Outpatient medication withdrawal is as effective as inpatient detoxification294,301,302.

Withdrawal headache usually lasts for 2-10 days from the time of complete cessation
of the overused medication114,303,304.

After medication withdrawal patient’s headaches gradually improve. This

improvement can take up to 12 weeks286.

The average duration of withdrawal headache appears to be shortest in patients

overusing triptans (4 days)305.

Response to acute and preventive medications improves following withdrawal of the

overused medication299,306.

Prognosis

At 8 weeks following medication withdrawal 45% of patients report improvement in

headaches while in 48 % the headaches remain unchanged299 (though it must be
noted that this data is from a single trial).

Between 22 – 45% patients relapse back into MOH within 1 year, and 40 – 60% within 4
years of withdrawing from their overused medications307,308.

The relapse rate is lower for patients with migraine and for individuals overusing triptans
rather than analgesics (21% vs 71%)308.

Comorbid anxiety and depression can be associated with difficulty in medication

withdrawal and a high risk of relapse following withdrawal of medication290.
Response to migraine preventive medications improves following withdrawal of the
overused acute headache medication299,309.

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There is no difference in outcome if preventive medication is started during or after
withdrawal, as long as the acute medication is withdrawn. Preventive treatment is
more effective once the overused medication is withdrawn183,201,306,310.

The most important step in MOH management is to identify the diagnosis and inform
the patient of the importance of reducing or stopping the offending medication, and
no further measures may then be required311-313.

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 TENSION-TYPE HEADACHE

Epidemiology

Tension-Type Headache (TTH) is the most common primary headache disorder with a
mean global lifetime prevalence of 42% (Range 19-83%)314. Chronic tension-type
headache affects 0.5 - 4.8 % of the worldwide population315.

Clinical features

TTH is characterised by mild-moderate and not severe, headache. It is bilateral and

often described as pressing or tightening like a vice or tight band.

It typically lacks the specific features that characterise migraine such as nausea, light
and noise sensitivity.

The headache is not aggravated by routine physical activity and this is a key criterion
for diagnosis21,316-318.

Duration of pain can be variable with a range from half an hour to several days. TTH
on 15 or more days per month for at least 3 months is termed chronic TTH.

Disabling TTH is rare. Most patients diagnosed with disabling TTH have migraine, and
respond to triptans319,320.

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 Management

Reassurance may suffice in the majority of patients.

Individual attacks can be treated with simple analgesics (see table 8).

Table 8. Recommended acute treatments in tension-type headache

ANALGESIC SINGLE DOSE MAXIMUM DAILY DOSE
Paracetamol321-323 1000 mg 4000 mg
Aspirin324,325 500-1000 mg (UK doses are 300-900 mg) 4000 mg (for oral dosing)

Preventive treatment is rarely necessary, though can be considered if symptoms are

causing significant disability (see table 9).

Table 9. Recommended preventive treatment in tension-type headache

DRUG STARTING DOSE TITRATION MAXIMUM DOSE
Amitriptyline326-330 10 mg 10-25 mg 150 mg

Appendix 3. All acute treatments in tension-type headache

TREATMENT SINGLE DOSE MAX DAILY DOSE

Aspirin324,325,331 500-1000 mg (UK doses are 300-900 mg) 4000 mg (for oral dosing)

Diclofenac332 25-75 mg 150 mg

Ibuprofen331,333,334 400 mg 2400 mg

Ketoprofen334-338 50 mg 300 mg

Naproxen339 250-500 mg 1000 mg

Paracetamol321-323 1000 mg 4000 mg

Appendix 4. All preventive treatments in tension-type headache

TREATMENT STARTING DOSE TITRATION MAXIMUM DAILY DOSE

Acupuncture340-347 6 treatment sessions

Amitriptyline326-329 10 mg 10-25 mg 150 mg

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 THE TRIGEMINAL AUTONOMIC
CEPHALAGIAS

The trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias are a group of headache disorders with

prominent autonomic features and a shared pathophysiology348,349.

There are four trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias. Each disorder can be either
episodic or chronic.

The trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias are uncommon headache disorders.

Therefore, there is a high misdiagnosis rate350,351 and few randomised-controlled
treatment trials.

The clinical characteristics of the trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias as defined by the

International Classification of Headache Disorders are based upon the published
cases reports and series apart from cluster headache which has population-based
data.

The trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias are:

i. Cluster headache
ii. Paroxysmal hemicrania
iii. SUNCT/SUNA (Short-lasting neuralgiform attacks with conjunctival injection and
tearing/Short-lasting neuralgiform attacks with cranial autonomic features)
iv. Hemicrania continua

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 CLUSTER HEADACHE

Epidemiology

• Cluster headache has a prevalence of about 0.1%352

• The peak age of onset is between the 3rdand 4thdecades25,42,353-356
• The disorder is four times more common in men352
• Cluster headache sufferers are often smokers25,43,348

Clinical features

The current classification of cluster headache is well validated (http://www.ichd-

3.org).

Attacks are characterised by excruciating strictly unilateral and strictly unilateral

headache. However, attacks can change side, across different bouts, within the same
bout and rarely within an acute attack26,27,37,38,42,353,355,357.

Bilateral pain in cluster headache is rare25,42,358-360.

The attacks are accompanied by ipsilateral cranial autonomic features which are
primarily parasympathetic and can most commonly include lacrimation, conjunctival
injection, rhinorrhoea, nasal congestion, drooping or swelling of the eyelid. The
presence of cranial autonomic features in headache does not necessarily indicate
cluster headache or another TAC. For example, these features can also occur in
migraine.

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One of the most distinguishing features during the cluster attack is restlessness. Patients
typically walk up and down, or rock to and fro, clutching the affected side, unlike
migraineurs who are motion-sensitive and prefer to remain still25-27,38.

Attack duration is usually between 15 minutes to 3 hours and attack frequency 1-2 a
day. Cluster headache can be episodic or chronic. Episodic cluster bouts usually last
between 2 weeks and 3 months and most often occur once every 1-2 years. Ten to
20% of sufferers experience chronic cluster headache, which is currently defined as
attacks occurring without a remission period, or with remissions lasting < 3 month, for
at least 1 year38,42,44,353-355,357.

Active bouts of cluster headache can be seasonal and at the same time each year.
During an active bout, sufferers can experience attacks at set times during the day for
weeks or months. The pattern can change or become less predictable25,45,353,355,361,362.

Cluster attacks often wake patients from sleep, usually about 1.5-2 hours after they
have fallen asleep25,27,37,363,364.

Some individuals can exclusively have nocturnal attacks37.

In between attacks of pain patients can experience a background dull ache in the
same distribution of the cluster attacks. The interparoxysmal pain tends to settle when
the cluster bout resolves365.

During an active cluster bout some patients can be exquisitely sensitive to alcohol
triggering an attack, usually within an hour. The propensity does not occur out of the
bout366.

Clinically relevant commonalities and differences between migraine and cluster

headache include:

• Cluster sufferers can have nausea and vomiting, photophobia and

phonophobia25-27,38

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• Up to 25% of migraine sufferers can experience autonomic features during an
attack37

• Aura can be experienced in up to 23% of cluster headache sufferers27,38,360,367

(though in practice is rare)

• 20-40% of migraine sufferers experience strictly unilateral headache19,24

• The duration of untreated migraine attacks in adults is invariably longer than 4

hours35,41

• A key feature in cluster headache is restlessness and lack of motion sensitivity, while
migraine sufferers prefer to be still25-27,38

Management

Acute Treatment

The most effective acute treatment is the sumatriptan 6mg subcutaneous injection
with significant relief within 15 minutes368.

The maximum limit is two 6mg injections a day369.

The treatment is generally well tolerated, without tachyphylaxis370,371.

Patients who have cluster headache rarely develop medication overuse

headache370,371.

Patients who also have migraine may develop exacerbation of their migraine disorder
whilst using a triptan effectively for their cluster attacks50,372.

High flow oxygen 100% at 7-15 litres/minute for 15-20 minutes, using a non-rebreathable
mask, is effective in aborting acute attacks of cluster headache373,374.

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There is no limit to the use of high flow oxygen, though obvious cautions around
smoking/flames/fire hazards near oxygen need to be considered/addressed. Oxygen
is often used together with triptans in patients with multiple attacks. Table 10 shows
recommended acute cluster attack treatments.

Table 10. Recommended Acute Cluster attack treatments

Treatment Formulation Strength Maximum Daily Dose
Oxygen373,374 Inhalation 7-15 L/min No limit
through non-
rebreathable
mask
Sumatriptan368 Subcutaneous 6 mg 12 mg
injection
Sumatriptan375 Nasal spray 20 mg 40 mg
Zolmitriptan376-378 Nasal spray 5 mg 15 mg
Non-invasive vagal nerve Transcutaneous As per specialist
stimulation379 recommendation

Appendix 5: All acute cluster attack treatments

Maximum
Name Formulation Strength Daily Comment
Dose
Lidocaine380 Nasal spray 4% Not Self –
specified administered
using a nasal
dropper
Octreotide381 Subcutaneous 100 mcg Not
injection specified
Oxygen373,374 Inhalation 7-15 L/min No limit
through non-
rebreathable
mask
Sphenopalatine Ganglion Implantable As per specialist
Stimulation (SPG)382,383 device recommendation
Sumatriptan368 Subcutaneous 6 mg 12 mg
injection
Sumatriptan375 Nasal spray 20 mg 40 mg
Zolmitriptan376-378 Nasal spray 5 mg 15 mg

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Preventive treatments

Verapamil is an effective preventive treatment in cluster headache384.

The doses required to suppress cluster headache attacks can be higher than those
used to treat cardiac disorders. Clinically significant cardiac rhythm disturbances can
occur and are neither dose nor time dependent385,386. It is possible for patients to
develop cardiac conduction abnormalities even after they have been on a stable
dose for a long period.

BASH recommends an ECG done at baseline and following each increase in dose. At
a stable dose ECG should be done once every six months. Any cardiac rhythm
disturbance may require dose reduction or drug withdrawal385.

In episodic cluster headache, once control has been achieved, towards the end of
the expected bout, the preventive can be slowly withdrawn. If attacks recur the
preventive should be re-established.

Oral corticosteroids have been shown to be effective in the prevention of cluster

headache attacks387.

The response should be seen within 48 hours. Given the high adverse effect profile
corticosteroid use is best restricted as a short-term measure in patients with multiple
daily attacks, which cannot be treated effectively acutely, whilst an alternative
preventive is being introduced.

Suboccipital nerve block (i.e. suboccipital depot steroid and local anaesthetic
injection) has shown a significant reduction or resolution of attacks compared to
placebo and despite a high placebo response rate388,389.

Table 11 shows recommended preventive treatments for cluster headache.

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Table 11: Recommended preventive treatments for cluster headaches
Name Start dose Titration Max daily dose Comments
Greater Depot steroid + Not Not applicable Different
occipital nerve local anaesthetic applicable formulations of
block388,389 steroid &
anaesthetic
used*
Verapamil384 80 mg TDS Increase 80 960 mg ECG monitoring
mg every 2 recommended
weeks
*There does not seem to be a difference between different local anaesthetics

Appendix 6: All preventive treatments for cluster headaches

Name Start dose Increment Max daily dose Comments
Greater Depot steroid + Not Not applicable Different
occipital nerve local anaesthetic applicable formulations of
block388,389 steroid &
anaesthetic
used*
Lithium390 200 mg/day 200 mg/week According to Monitor levels as
serum lithium per BNF
levels. Note
preparations
vary widely in
bioavailability
Melatonin391 10 mg 10 mg
Non-Invasive As per specialist
Vagal Nerve recommendation
Stimulation379
Prednisolone/pr 40mg for 10-14 Taper Short term
ednisone387,392 days thereafter interim use only
Sphenopalatine As per specialist
Ganglion recommendation
Stimulation383,393
Verapamil384 80 mg TDS Increase 80 960 mg ECG monitoring
mg every 2 recommended
weeks
*There does not seem to be a difference between different local anaesthetics

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Appendix 7: Classification of cluster headache (http://www.ichd-3.org)
CLUSTER HEADACHE DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA

A. Severe/very severe unilateral orbital, supraorbital and/or temporal pain lasting 15–180
minutes (untreated)
B. Either or both of the following:
1. At least one of the following symptoms or signs, ipsilateral to the headache:
a. Conjunctival injection and/or lacrimation
b. Nasal congestion and/or rhinorrhoea
c. Eyelid oedema
d. Forehead and facial sweating
e. Forehead and facial flushing
f. Sensation of fullness in the ear
g. Miosis and/or ptosis
2. A sense of restlessness or agitation

C. Attack frequency between one every other day up to 8/day for > half the time the
disorder is active

EPISODIC CLUSTER HEADACHE

A. Attacks fulfilling criteria for Cluster headache and occurring in bouts (cluster periods)
B. At least two cluster periods lasting from 7 days to one year (when untreated) and
separated by pain-free remission periods of three months

CHRONIC CLUSTER HEADACHE

Attacks fulfilling criteria for Cluster headache and occurring without a remission period, or
with remissions lasting < 3 months, for at least 1 year

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 PAROXYSMAL HEMICRANIA

Epidemiology

Population-based data on the prevalence of paroxysmal hemicrania is sparse and

has been cited as 0.05% in the 18-65-year age group394.

Total published cases remain less than 200.

There may be a slight female preponderance with ratios ranging between 1.1to 2.36.

Mean age of onset is between the 4thand 5th decades46,395,396.

Clinical features

The pain is strictly unilateral with associated ipsilateral autonomic features

(http://www.ichd-3.org).

The classification of paroxysmal hemicranias is shown as an appendix.

Attack duration ranges between 2-30 minutes and frequency of attacks is reported up
to 50 a day. The mean lies between seven and 13 attacks per day46,395.

A greater proportion present with chronic paroxysmal hemicrania. The disorder has an
absolute response to indomethacin46,47,395-397.

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The attacks are shorter and more frequent than in cluster headaches and longer and
less frequent than in SUNCT/SUNA. The typical circadian characteristics seen in cluster
headache are less prominent in paroxysmal hemicrania. All attacks are spontaneous
unlike SUNCT/SUNA, in which attacks are often triggered immediately by various
sensory stimuli. The key distinction is the clear therapeutic response to Indomethacin.
The main differential diagnoses are shown are shown as an appendix.

Management

There are no RCTs for preventive treatment in paroxysmal hemicranias.

Acute treatment

The attacks of paroxysmal hemicrania are usually too short to respond to any oral
acute treatment. Open label observation suggests that sumatriptan 6mg
subcutaneous injection and high flow oxygen are generally not effective398,399.

Preventive treatment

By definition paroxysmal hemicrania is an indomethacin-responsive disorder.

The effective dose range is between 25-300mg daily dose46,397.

Although most patients show a rapid response to indomethacin, some patients can
take up to a week to demonstrate a response to an effective dose. Based upon this
BASH recommends indomethacin 25mg PO TDS for 7 days, 50mg TDS 7 days, up to
75mg TDS. We recognise and emphasise the higher dose is above the BNF quoted
maximum of 200mg per day, and should only be considered if clinically required, after
appropriate counselling with the patient, and with clear criteria for dose reduction.

Dose requirements can change over time and some patients may go into remission400.

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Therefore, once symptoms are well controlled for a period of time gradual dose
reduction should be tried to maintain the lowest effective dose or, if there is no
recurrence on each dose reduction, withdrawal during remission periods.

Gastrointestinal side effects with indomethacin are common and may preclude use
of the drug. A concomitant proton-pump blocker or H2-antagonist can be used.

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 SHORT-LASTING UNILATERAL
NEURALGIFORM HEADACHE ATTACKS WITH
CRANIAL AUTONOMIC FEATURES (SUNA)

The original description of this disorder was termed SUNCT, short-lasting unilateral
neuralgiform attacks with conjunctival injection and tearing48.

Conjunctival injection and tearing (lacrimation) are the most common autonomic
symptoms in all the TACs26,27,30,38,42,395,396.

The terminology SUNA was proposed based on the fact that a number of patients
were noted to lack one or both of these symptoms49,401. The distinction remains within
the ICHD classification. From a clinical perspective, management remains the same.

The distinction remains within the ICHD classification. BASH recommends this as a
research tool and for current clinical purposes will adopt the terminology of SUNA to
encompass both groups49.

Epidemiology

SUNCT/SUNA is rare401,402.

The mean age of onset is 48 years with a slight male preponderance 1.5403.

Clinical features

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The attacks are the shortest and most frequent of all the TACs. Attacks can be either
spontaneous or induced by cutaneous triggers. Mean duration is about one minute
(range 1-600 seconds) with frequency up to 30 attacks in an hour31.

The character of the attacks can vary: attacks can occur in single stabs, a group of
stabs or a long attack with a ‘saw-tooth’ pattern of stabs between which the pain
does not return to baseline. Other features of TACs may be present, such as agitation.
SUNCT/SUNA can be misdiagnosed as Trigeminal Neuralgia. However, the location of
the pain, autonomic features, duration of attacks and spontaneity of attacks in
SUNCT/SUNA, differentiate between the two (See appendix Table. Differential
diagnosis of The Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgias).

Management

There are no RCTs for preventive treatment in SUNCT/SUNA.

Acute treatment

Because of the short attack duration there are no effective acute treatments in
SUNCT/SUNA49.

Preventive treatment

The most effective reported treatment is lamotrigine with dose range up to 400 mg.
Topiramate may be effective in SUNCT385. Carbamazepine and gabapentin may also
be effective31,49,404.

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Appendix 8. Classification of paroxysmal hemicranias (http://www.ichd-3.org)
PAROXYSMAL HEMICRANIA

A. At least 20 attacks fulfilling criteria B-E

B. Severe unilateral orbital, supraorbital and/or temporal pain lasting 2-30 minutes
C. Either or both of the following:
1. At least one of the following symptoms or signs, ipsilateral to the headache:
a. conjunctival injection and/or lacrimation
b. nasal congestion and/or rhinorrhoea
c. eyelid oedema
d. forehead and facial sweating
e. miosis and/or ptosis
2. A sense of restlessness or agitation
D. Occurring with a frequency of >5 per day
E. Prevented absolutely by therapeutic doses of indomethacin
F. Not better accounted for by another ICHD-3 diagnosis.

EPISODIC PAROXYSMAL HEMICRANIA

A. Attacks fulfilling criteria for 3.2 Paroxysmal hemicrania and occurring in bouts
B. At least two bouts lasting from 7 days to 1 year (when untreated) and separated by pain-
free remission periods of ≥3 months.

CHRONIC PAROXYSMAL HEMICRANIA

A. Attacks fulfilling criteria for 3.2 Paroxysmal hemicrania, and criterion B below
B. Occurring without a remission period, or with remissions lasting <3 months, for at least 1
year

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 HEMICRANIA CONTINUA

A. Unilateral headache fulfilling criteria B-D

B. Present for >3 months, with exacerbations of moderate or greater intensity
C. Either or both of the following:
1. at least one of the following symptoms or signs, ipsilateral to the headache:
a. conjunctival injection and/or lacrimation
b. nasal congestion and/or rhinorrhoea
c. eyelid oedema
d. forehead and facial sweating
e. miosis and/or ptosis
2. a sense of restlessness or agitation, or aggravation of the pain by movement
D. Responds absolutely to therapeutic doses of indomethacin
E. Not better accounted for by another ICHD-3 diagnosis.

REMITTING HEMICRANIA CONTINUA

A. Headache fulfilling criteria for 3.4 Hemicrania continua, and criterion B below
B. Headache is not daily or continuous but interrupted (without treatment) by remission
periods of ≥24 hours.

UNREMITTING HEMICRANIA CONTINUA

A. Headache fulfilling criteria for 3.4 Hemicrania continua, and criterion B below
B. Headache is daily and continuous for at least 1 year, without remission periods of ≥24
hours.

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 SHORT-LASTING UNILATERAL NEURALGIFORM HEADACHE ATTACKS (SUNCT)

A. At least 20 attacks fulfilling criteria B–D

B. Moderate or severe unilateral head pain, with orbital, supraorbital, temporal and/or
other trigeminal distribution, lasting for 1–600 seconds and occurring as single stabs, series
of stabs or in a saw-tooth pattern
C. At least one of the following five cranial autonomic symptoms or signs, ipsilateral to the
pain:
a. conjunctival injection and/or lacrimation
b. nasal congestion and/or rhinorrhoea
c. eyelid oedema
d. forehead and facial sweating
e. miosis and/or ptosis
D. Occurring with a frequency of at least one a day
E. Not better accounted for by another ICHD-3 diagnosis

SUNCT (SHORT LASTING UNILATERAL NEURALGIFORM HEADACHES WITH CONJUNCTIVAL

INJECTION AND TEARING)

A. Attacks fulfilling criteria for 3.3 Short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks,
and criterion B below
B. Both of the following, ipsilateral to the pain:
a. conjunctival injection
b. lacrimation (tearing)

EPISODIC SUNCT

A. Attacks fulfilling criteria for 3.3.1 Short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks
with conjunctival injection and tearing and occurring in bouts
B. At least two bouts lasting from 7 days to 1 year (when untreated) and separated by pain-
free remission periods of ≥3 months

CHRONIC SUNCT

A. Attacks fulfilling criteria for 3.3.1 Short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks
with conjunctival injection and tearing, and criterion B below
B. Occurring without a remission period, or with remissions lasting <3 months, for at least 1
year

SUNA (Short lasting unilateral neuralgiform headaches with cranial autonomic symptoms)

A. Attacks fulfilling criteria for 3.3 Short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks,
and criterion B below
B. Only one or neither of conjunctival injection and lacrimation (tearing)

EPISODIC SUNA

A. Attacks fulfilling criteria for 3.3.2 Short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks
with cranial autonomic symptoms and occurring in bouts
B. At least two bouts lasting from 7 days to 1 year (when untreated) and separated by pain-
free remission periods of ≥3 months

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 CHRONIC SUNA

A. Attacks fulfilling criteria for 3.3.2 Short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks
with cranial autonomic symptoms, and criterion B below
B. Occurring without a remission period, or with remissions lasting <3 months, for at least 1
year

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Appendix 9. Differential diagnosis of The Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgias and
Trigeminal Neuralgia
TAC Hemicrania Cluster Paroxysmal SUNA Trigeminal
Continua Headache Hemicrania neuralgia
Male / Female Female 2.5: 1 Female Male Female
ratio
Attack duration Constant 15 minutes – 3 5 – 30 minutes 1-600 Few seconds - 2
hours seconds minutes
Attack Not Up to 8 / day Up to 5 / hour Up to 30 / 1-50 / day
frequency applicable hour
Circadian - ++ + - -
features
Restlessness ± ++ ± ± -
Interparoxysmal NA Yes Yes Yes Yes
pain*
Other Typically more Strongest Spontaneous, Attacks of Attacks of pain
differentiating migrainous association shorter and pain can be can be
features features than with more spontaneous spontaneous
other TACs circadian frequent and and always
rhythm, attacks than triggered triggered e.g.
Can be restlessness, cluster. e.g. eating, eating, brushing
potentiated attacks from brushing teeth, cold
by sleep, alcohol teeth, cold wind, neck
acute-relief triggering wind, neck movements.
medication movements.
overuse All attacks Pain is always
can be primarily in the
spontaneous. distribution of
the 2nd and 3rd
Pain is always division of the
primarily in trigeminal nerve
the - should rarely
distribution of affect V1 and
the should not
ophthalmic affect C2 (back
division of of head and
the neck)
trigeminal No autonomic
nerve with features
radiation to
affect
Episodic or Chronic Episodic Chronic Chronic Currently
chronic undefined.
tendency
Continuous Attacks Attacks
pain, without occurring in occurring for
remission periods more than
lasting from 7 one year
days to a without
year, remission
separated by (remission is
pain-free arbitrarily
periods defined as
lasting at three
least three months pain
months* free)

Acute attack None – prone Sumatriptan None None – too None - too short
treatment to 6mg short
development subcutaneous
of High flow
oxygen

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 medication-
overuse
Preventive Indomethacin Verapamil Indomethacin Lamotrigine Carbamazepine
treatment Prednisolone
*The paroxysmal trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias can have pain between acute attacks.
In most cases the interparoxysmal pain is part of the same disorder. In some cases, hemicrania
continua may be co-exist. Therefore, a trial of Indomethacin could be considered405-407

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 HEMICRANIA CONTINUA

Epidemiology

Hemicrania continua is an uncommon disorder with estimated prevalence of 0.8-1.5%

however it is acknowledged that this is compounded by diagnostic inaccuracy408,409.

The disorder seems to be more common in women. Mean age of onset is between the
3rdand 4thdecade410,411.

Clinical features

Hemicrania continua is characterized by strictly unilateral pain of moderate severity

with ipsilateral autonomic features which may be more prominent during
exacerbations.

Hemicrania continua has both clinical and pathophysiological overlap with

migraine412.

Thus, although more than half of cases can be restless during the attacks, others
experience motion sensitivity30,410,411,413,414.

Although the disorder is defined by chronicity it can present in a relapsing and

remitting (thus episodic) form415-420.

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 Management

There are no RCTs for preventive treatment in hemicrania continua.

Acute treatment

Medication overuse can occur in hemicrania continua. Thus, analgesics should be

withdrawn prior to assessing response to indomethacin421,422.

Preventive treatment

Hemicrania continua is an indomethacin-sensitive disorder. The effective dose range

is between 25-300mg daily dose46,395-397.

Although most patients show a rapid response to Indomethacin, some patients can
take up to a week to demonstrate a response to an effective dose. Based upon this
BASH recommends Indomethacin 25mg TDS for 7 days, 50mg TDS 7 days, up to 75mg
TDS.

Dose requirements can change over time and some patients may go into remission400.

Therefore, once symptoms are well controlled for a period of time gradual dose
reduction should be tried to maintain the lowest effective dose or, if there is no
recurrence on each dose reduction, withdrawal during remission periods.

Gastrointestinal side effects with Indomethacin are common and may preclude use
of the drug. A concomitant proton-pump blocker or H2-antagonist can be used.

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 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

ACE Angiotensin converting enzyme

AHS American Headache Society
ARB Angiotensin receptor blocker
BASH British Association for the Study of Headache
BD Bis in die (lat. Twice daily)
CGRP Calcitonin gene related peptide
CNS Central nervous system
CSF Cerebrospinal fluid
CT Computer tomography
ECG Electrocardiogram
EFNS European Federation of Neurological Societies
GCA Giant cell arteritis
GON Greater occipital nerve
GP General practitioner
HIT-6 Headache Impact Test 6
HIS International Headache Society
ICHD International Classification of Headache Disorders
IIH Idiopathic intracranial hypertension
LP Lumbar puncture
MG Milligrams
MHRA Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
MOH Medication overuse headache
MRI Magnetic resonance imaging
NICE National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
NNT Number needed to treat
NSAID Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory
OD Omne in die (lat. Once daily)
QDS Quater die sumendum (lat. Four times daily)
RCT Randomised controlled trial
SAH Subarachnoid haemorrhage
SIGN Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network
SPGS Sphenopalatine ganglion stimulation
SUNA Short lasting unilateral neuralgiform headaches with cranial autonomic symptoms
SUNCT Short lasting unilateral neuralgiform headaches with conjunctival injection and tearing
TAC Trigeminal autonomic cephalagia
TDS Ter die sumendum (lat. Three times daily)
TTH Tension-type headache

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