headache
Let an agent explain headache types and classification in general terms, relay guidance on when to seek care from medical bodies, describe common management approaches as documented, and route personal questions to clinicians.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Understand Types of headache.
Types
Classification.
Types
Types.
- How are headaches classified into primary and secondary types, and what characterises migraine, tension-type and cluster headache? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific type? action
Causes
Causes and triggers.
Causes
Causes.
- What causes and triggers headaches, according to medical sources? provenance
- Is the user asking about their own headache, which needs a clinician? boundary
Care Seeking care.
Warning
Warning signs.
Warning
Warning.
- Which headache features are warning signs requiring urgent care, according to medical guidance? provenance
- Is an emergency present now, requiring emergency services? boundary
Manage
Management.
Manage
Management.
- What management approaches are documented for common headache types, including lifestyle and medication? provenance
- What is medication overuse headache? provenance
Live Living with headaches.
Diary
Tracking headaches.
Diary
Tracking.
- How can a headache diary help identify patterns and support clinical care? action
- Which tools exist? provenance
Work
Work and daily life.
Work
Daily life.
- How do chronic headaches affect work and life, and what support and accommodations exist? provenance
- Which entry fits chronic pain? action
Learn Research and teaching.
Research
Research.
Research
Research.
- What is known about headache mechanisms and new treatments, according to research? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Teach
Teaching.
Teach
Teaching.
- How can headache classification be taught? action
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Information and virtual systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- INF
- Domain
- INF.KNW
- Other names and narrower kinds
- bifrontal headache, severe headache, frontal headache, Nummular headache, New daily persistent headache, primary stabbing headache, tension headache, sexual headache, post-dural-puncture headache, chronic headache, cold-stimulus headache, Lupus headache
What it is Filled
Pain in the head or upper neck, one of the most common symptoms, classified into primary headaches such as migraine, tension-type and cluster headache, and secondary headaches caused by other conditions, with many described patterns such as frontal, nummular, new daily persistent and primary stabbing headache; headaches are classified by the International Headache Society and this entry gives general information, not personal medical advice.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain headache types and classification in general terms, relay guidance on when to seek care from medical bodies, describe common management approaches as documented, and route personal questions to clinicians.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Common symptom
- Classified types
- Warning signs
- Manageable
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Give a person individual medicine doses for headache.
- Reassure a person that a sudden, worst-ever or unusual headache is harmless.
- Diagnose migraine or another headache type from a description.
- Encourage frequent painkiller use that can cause medication overuse headache.
Only with a human decision
- Deciding whether a person with headache needs emergency care.
May
- Explain common headache types and general self-care from reputable sources.
- Point people to urgent care when a headache comes with warning signs such as sudden severe onset, fever with stiff neck, or weakness.
Moral aspects Filled
- Most headaches are benign, but missed warning signs can mean a stroke or bleed.
- Chronic headache disables many people and is often not taken seriously.
Who is affected
- People with headaches
- Children and their parents
- Clinicians
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody owns the symptom; the treating clinician answers for a patient's care.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q1441305 - registry parent class
- Q81938 - registry parent class
related
- pain - category
- clinical sign - category
- migraine - a primary headache
- stress - a common trigger
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.headache
- Wikidata: Q86 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q86)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane INF: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Pain in head or neck
- Primary or secondary
- Facial pain and neck pain are related but distinct
- Not visible; a symptom.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain types and classification
- relay when to seek care
- describe documented management
- route personal questions
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Missing warning signs of serious causes
- Medication overuse headache
- Agents giving personal medical advice
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- International Classification of Headache Disorders
- Clinical guidelines from neurology bodies
- Medication regulation
Context of use required Filled
- Pain in the head.
- migraine
- tension-type headache
- cluster and other trigeminal autonomic headaches
- other primary headaches such as stabbing and nummular
- secondary headaches
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q86: headache - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Headache - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should each headache type be a separate entry?
- How should guidelines be linked?
- How should warning signs be presented?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q86/spec.json