الفهرس 
The Headache (Definition and Classification)Only 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
Headache is defined as a pain reported of the head, usually above the eyebrows, which can be a disorder itself or caused by other disorders. It is a very common manifestation that is nearly universal in the course of everyone’s life.
According to the International Headache society (IHS), its classification is divided into three sections: primary as migraine, secondary as nasal headache (represent the core of this study) and headaches of other origin.
The Otorhinolaryngologist is confronted with 3 different groups of headache Patients:
1. Patients with headaches clearly related to nasal pathology;
2. Patients with headaches clearly connected to non-rhinogenic causes e.g. migraine, metabolic or vascular disorders;
3. Patients with headaches (unidentifiable etiological factors).
The aim of our study was to identify the incidence, diagnosis and treatment of headache due to nasal pathology e.g. acute or chronic rhinosinusitis, allergic rhinitis, deviated nasal septum, nasal polyps, retention cyst, concha bullosa and nasal tumors.
This prospective study was conducted among 225 patients with a symptomatic headache and facial pain. All of the patients underwent clinical examination and CT scan for nasal sinuses. Patients were divided into two groups, as regard to origin of headache:
group A: included non-rhinogenic headache cases;
group B: included nasal headache cases (represent the core of this study).
The results of this study showed that 125 of the studied cases were complaining of headache due to non-rhinogenic causes (55.6%), while there were 100 cases complaining of headache due to nasal pathology (55.6%, most of them were in the 3rd or 2nd decade respectively).