Section 1: The Clinical Approach
Section 2: Primary Headaches

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
IHS - 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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