Headache in pregnancy

Headaches are a common symptom in pregnancy. The approach to headache during pregnancy requires some special considerations because:

• Some pathologies that only occur in pregnancy like pre-eclampsia and eclampsia are important and potentially life-threatening disorders that can present with headache.
• Pregnancy is associated with increased risk of pathologies such as CVST.
• Pregnancy complicates the management of many causes of headache because of concerns about the safety of certain drugs during pregnancy.

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