Case 896 · ICHD-3 4.7

4.7 Primary stabbing headache

Origin

Synthetic

Language

English — also available in German

Contributed by

Imported case — Primary Headache Vignettes LLM Generated, Zwanzig, Oct.26 (Zwanzig D. Primary Headache Vignettes LLM Generated (Oct. 2026): synthetic ICHD-3 headache vignettes, chapters 1–4. headache.bench.)

Validation

Synthetic; automatically verified against ICHD-3, not clinically validated.

Anamnesis

A 48-year-old warehouse manager reports brief attacks of head pain that have troubled him for the past four months. He describes a sharp, jabbing sensation over the right temple that flashes through in well under a second before vanishing. These episodes are occurring once daily, always at an unpredictable moment. He denies any tearing, eyelid swelling, or nasal stuffiness accompanying the pain, and adds that there is no nausea, vomiting, or visual disturbance. Between attacks he feels entirely well and remains fully active at his job.

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