Tension-type headache is one of the most common and most significant primary headaches. Tension-type headache is a very heterogeneous disorder. It can be divided into episodic and chronic tension-type headache. The pain is a dull, pressing, tightening, typically band-like sensation. The pain is of
BACKGROUND
Migraine and tension type headache (TTH) are two most common types of primary headaches. Though the International Classification of Headache Disorders-2 (ICHD-2) describes the diagnostic criteria, even then in clinical practice, patients may not respect these boundaries resulting in the
The effect of a new analgesic compound (propoxyphene, acetaminophen, caffeine, hydroxyzine) was investigated in a single-blind study comparing it with plain acetaminophen administered to forty patients with tension headache. For the study, patients were assigned to one of two groups of twenty each.
BACKGROUND
We analysed the value of the diagnostic criteria of the International Headache Society (IHS) for the classification of the primary headaches in a headache clinic.
METHODS
The IHS criteria were applied to classify 208 headaches in 194 patients. Forty-two had migraine, 18 tension type
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the clinical features of idiopathic headache with early onset, whose presence is probably underestimated by parents and physicians and the influence of environmental and psychological factors on headache in children.
METHODS
We report on a prospective longitudinal evaluation
The antimigraine efficacy of dihydroergotamine methanesulphonate in the pharmaceutical form of planned release capsules has been evaluated. Forty-nine subjects were treated, 39 suffering from common migraine 10 from tension vascular headache, for a period of 90 days, with an oral dose of 15 mg twice
Classification, epidemiology, pathophysiology, and therapy of migraine, cluster, and muscle-contraction (tension) headaches are reviewed. Migraine headache is related to vasomotor changes and is often preceded or accompanied by neurologic symptoms, nausea, and vomiting. Ergot alkaloids are used in
Stratify care by choosing the optimal medication for a migraine. Severe pain, significant disability, and associated features such as nausea or vomiting necessitate early treatment with specific, high efficacy therapy. Migraine patients may have a spectrum of headache presentations ranging from
OBJECTIVE
Headaches in children and adolescents are common presenting complaints in emergency departments. There is wide variation among acute treatments. We sought to review options for acute emergency department management and the recent evidence supporting their use.
RESULTS
Currently accepted
Patients with migraine show a hypersensitivity to dopamine or its agonists. One of these, piribedil, was administered as 0,1 mg/kg intravenously over 30 minutes to 150 subjects with either migraine or other types of headache. This test provoked nausea and vomiting in 94 p. cent of patients with
Reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome (RPLS) is characterized by sudden onset of headaches, visual disorders, decreased consciousness, and convulsion associated with brain edema occurring in the occipital lobe. Several different causes including malignant hypertension, eclampsia, renal
OBJECTIVE
Our objective was to study those patients that warranted admission to our Short-Stay Unit (Observation Unit) with an incoming diagnosis of headache so as to determine the characteristics of the headache, analyze complementary explorations and their use and to establish the causes of the
OBJECTIVE
Headache is a common chronic neurologic disorder with huge economic and psychosocial impact. In comparison with other neurological disorders, there is limited data on primary headache, especially from sub-Saharan Africa. This study was done to fill in the gap and provide recent information
OBJECTIVE
To describe clinical features and possible diagnostic criteria of the 50 bath-related headache (BRH) cases that have been published in the literature to date.
METHODS
Based on a literature search in the major medical databases, we analyzed all case reports or case series on BRH that were
The objectives of this study are to study osmophobia and odor-triggered headaches among headache pediatric patients.Achieving the correct diagnosis for headaches in younger children can be challenging. The presence of osmophobia could constitute a helpful
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