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Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

céphalées holocrâniennes

English translation:

holocranial headaches

Added to glossary by joanna menda
Apr 23, 2022 14:22
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French term

céphalées holocrâniennes

French to English Medical Medical (general) interventional neuroradiology report
Hi everyone,

Here is the sentence: "IRM cérébrale est réalisée pour bilan de céphalées holocrâniennes et cervicalgies"

Does this mean "headaches affecting the entire head" or can I say "tension-type headaches"?
I found this classification: https://ichd-3.org/classification-outline/

Thanks

Joanna
Proposed translations (English)
3 +1 holocranial headaches
4 holocranial headaches
3 generalized headaches
References
whole-head head aches

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holocranial headaches

From Comité de Classification des Céphalées de la Société Internationale des Céphalées - La Classification Internationale des Céphalées 3e édition Titre abrégé: ICHD-3
"9.1 Céphalée attribuée à une infection intracrânienne...
Critères diagnostiques :...
4. la céphalée a l’une des deux ou les deux caractéristiques
suivantes :
a) holocrânienne
b) nucale et associée à une raideur cervicale" page 288

On pages 291 and 293 it also has céphalées holocrâniennes as a diagnostic criteria for céphalée attribuée à une méningite ou une encéphalite
virale and céphalée attribuée à une mycose ou autre infection
parasitaire intracrânienne.
https://ichd-3.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ICHD3-traducti...

The same criteria are laid out in website you have linked to above but on different pages.
"9.1.1 Headache attributed to bacterial meningitis or meningoencephalitis...
Diagnostic criteria:...
headache is either or both of the following:
a) holocranial
b) located in the nuchal area and associated with neck stiffness"
https://ichd-3.org/9-headache-attributed-to-infection/9-1-he...

The other two categories are in these two links
https://ichd-3.org/9-headache-attributed-to-infection/9-1-he...
https://ichd-3.org/9-headache-attributed-to-infection/9-1-he...

Holocranial headaches are also mentioned elsewhere including the Ophthalmology Times here -
"A 79-year-old man presented with transient monocular blindness and new holocranial headaches. He had a bilateral visual acuity (VA) of 20/20 and no afferent pupillary defect, but visual field evaluation showed an enlarged blind spot in the right eye"
https://www.ophthalmologytimes.com/view/aao-live-headache-wi...
Peer comment(s):
agree Rachel Fell
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks! Couldn't find it in either of my medical dictionaries"
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French term (edited): céphalée holocrâniennes

holocranial headaches

(Noun) A headache involving the entire head, in contrast to one that is only on one side (hemicranial). Causes of holocranial headache are diverse.
Usage: The patient just wouldn't shut up about the holocranial headache that has ruined most of the past decade.
(Noun) headache involving the entire brain
Usage: The patient has holocranial headaches, the description is similar to tension/muscle contraction type headaches.
https://www.definition-of.com/holocranial headache

Acute confusional state and holocranial headaches as symptoms of previously asymptomatic HIV positive patient with brain toxoplasmosis
Background: Even when considering previously healthy individuals, the combination of fever, headache, and neurological deficits should immediately strike as a possible immunossupressed patient.
https://www.jns-journal.com/article/S0022-510X(17)33888-1/pd...

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Note added at 1 ώρα (2022-04-23 15:37:26 GMT)
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°petite correction du titre original: céphalées holocrâniennes

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Note added at 1 ώρα (2022-04-23 15:40:31 GMT)
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Comprendre la cervicalgie (douleur du cou)
Les cervicalgies sont des douleurs vives siégeant au niveau du cou, disparaissant le plus souvent en quelques jours ou semaines. Elles sont souvent dues à une mauvaise posture, de l'arthrose ou un traumatisme du cou.
https://www.ameli.fr/assure/sante/themes/cervicalgie/definit...

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For others, an initial hemicrania often develops into a holocranial headache. [...]
https://books.google.gr/books?id=PAdn6xC3KlAC&pg=PA56&lpg=PA...

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Holocranial, greek etymology origin
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/holocranial
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generalized headaches

These are just headaches which are not localized to a certain area or hemisphere. You might call them diffuse headaches or generalized headaches.
See also: https://www.verywellhealth.com/headache-location-5215444

"Tension type" is a different categorization which is based on the nature rather than the localization of pain. While tension-type headaches are often generalized, they may also be confined to the nuchal-occipital area, and "tension type" is not an adequate translation of holocrânienne.
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Reference comments

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Reference:

whole-head head aches

holocranial = whole-head, usually but not only tension head aches according to healthline article
Example sentence:

whole-head head aches are often tension head aches

Reference:

http://www.healthline.com/health/headache-location-meaning

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