ICD-11 code : 8A81;
Preferred Label : Tension-type headache;
ICD-11 definition : A primary and highly prevalent headache disorder, in most cases episodic. Attacks
of highly variable frequency and duration are characterized by mild-to-moderate headache
without associated symptoms, although pericranial tenderness may be present. In a
minority of cases the disorder evolves, with increasingly frequent headache and sometimes
loss of episodicity.;
ICD-11 synonym : tension type headaches; TTH - [tension type headaches];
ICD-11 acronym : TTH;
ICD-11 "other" category code : 8A81.Y;
ICD-11 "unspecified" category code : 8A81.Z;
Origin ID : 1410019257;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- ICD-10 Mapping
A primary and highly prevalent headache disorder, in most cases episodic. Attacks
of highly variable frequency and duration are characterized by mild-to-moderate headache
without associated symptoms, although pericranial tenderness may be present. In a
minority of cases the disorder evolves, with increasingly frequent headache and sometimes
loss of episodicity.
