William B Young

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Affiliation: Thomas Jefferson University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Modular headache theory
    W B Young
    Jefferson Headache Center, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA
    Cephalalgia 21:842-9. 2001
  2. ncbi Should butalbital-containing analgesics be banned? Yes
    William B Young
    Jefferson Headache Center, Department of Neurology, Thomas Jefferson University, 111 South 11th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
    Curr Pain Headache Rep 6:151-5. 2002
  3. ncbi Modular headache theory: a new approach
    William B Young
    Jefferson Headache Center, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 111 South 11th Street, Suite 8130, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
    Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2:122-8. 2002
  4. ncbi Restless legs syndrome and drug-induced akathisia in headache patients
    William B Young
    Department of Neurology, Jefferson Headache Center, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA
    CNS Spectr 8:450-6. 2003
  5. ncbi Preventive treatment of migraine: effect on weight
    William B Young
    Jefferson Headache Center, Department of Neurology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
    Curr Pain Headache Rep 12:201-6. 2008
  6. ncbi Electronic medical records as a research tool: evaluating topiramate use at a headache center
    Michael J Marmura
    From the Jefferson Headache Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
    Headache 50:769-78. 2010
  7. ncbi Neuroleptics and migraine
    Petcharat Dusitanond
    Jefferson Headache Center, Department of Neurology, Thomas Jefferson University, USA
    Cent Nerv Syst Agents Med Chem 9:63-70. 2009
  8. ncbi Less is not more: underutilization of headache medications in a university hospital emergency department
    Madhavi X Gupta
    Jefferson Headache Center, Department of Neurology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19013, USA
    Headache 47:1125-33. 2007
  9. ncbi Mexiletine for refractory chronic daily headache: a report of nine cases
    Michael J Marmura
    Department of Neurology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
    Headache 48:1506-10. 2008
  10. ncbi Interictal pain in primary headache syndromes
    Michael J Marmura
    Jefferson Headache Center, Thomas Jefferson University, 111 South 11th Street, Gibbon Building, Suite 8130, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA
    Curr Pain Headache Rep 16:170-4. 2012

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Publications19

  1. ncbi Modular headache theory
    W B Young
    Jefferson Headache Center, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA
    Cephalalgia 21:842-9. 2001
    ..This theory has implications for the classification, research and treatment of primary and secondary headache patients...
  2. ncbi Should butalbital-containing analgesics be banned? Yes
    William B Young
    Jefferson Headache Center, Department of Neurology, Thomas Jefferson University, 111 South 11th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
    Curr Pain Headache Rep 6:151-5. 2002
    ..In the 20 years since analgesic overuse headache was widely recognized, butalbital overuse has remained distressingly common. It is time to ban these agents...
  3. ncbi Modular headache theory: a new approach
    William B Young
    Jefferson Headache Center, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 111 South 11th Street, Suite 8130, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
    Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2:122-8. 2002
    ..Headaches develop phenotypic stability through a process referred to as learned stereotypy. This theory has implications for the classification, research, and treatment of primary and secondary headache patients...
  4. ncbi Restless legs syndrome and drug-induced akathisia in headache patients
    William B Young
    Department of Neurology, Jefferson Headache Center, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA
    CNS Spectr 8:450-6. 2003
    ..2%) without RLS (P<.0001). Finally, we concluded that headache patients with RLS are at a greatly increased risk of developing drug-induced akathisia when treated with intravenous dopamine receptor blocking agents...
  5. ncbi Preventive treatment of migraine: effect on weight
    William B Young
    Jefferson Headache Center, Department of Neurology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
    Curr Pain Headache Rep 12:201-6. 2008
    ..This article discusses the potential effects the more common headache medications have on weight...
  6. ncbi Electronic medical records as a research tool: evaluating topiramate use at a headache center
    Michael J Marmura
    From the Jefferson Headache Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
    Headache 50:769-78. 2010
    ..Electronic medical records (EMRs) are used in large healthcare centers to increase efficiency and accuracy of documentation. These databases may be utilized for clinical research or to describe clinical practices such as medication usage...
  7. ncbi Neuroleptics and migraine
    Petcharat Dusitanond
    Jefferson Headache Center, Department of Neurology, Thomas Jefferson University, USA
    Cent Nerv Syst Agents Med Chem 9:63-70. 2009
    ..Additional studies to clarify the mechanism of action of neuroleptics in migraine could lead to new drugs and better management of migraine...
  8. ncbi Less is not more: underutilization of headache medications in a university hospital emergency department
    Madhavi X Gupta
    Jefferson Headache Center, Department of Neurology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19013, USA
    Headache 47:1125-33. 2007
    ..To gain knowledge of episodic headache patients who seek care at an urban university emergency department (ED), to evaluate the care they receive and to examine the impact of the ED on these headache patients...
  9. ncbi Mexiletine for refractory chronic daily headache: a report of nine cases
    Michael J Marmura
    Department of Neurology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
    Headache 48:1506-10. 2008
    ..To describe the use of mexiletine in the treatment of chronic daily headache in a refractory headache population...
  10. ncbi Interictal pain in primary headache syndromes
    Michael J Marmura
    Jefferson Headache Center, Thomas Jefferson University, 111 South 11th Street, Gibbon Building, Suite 8130, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA
    Curr Pain Headache Rep 16:170-4. 2012
    ..This review describes the incidence of interictal pain in primary headache disorders and suggests the significance and biological meanings of this pain...
  11. ncbi Square one: headache education for the medical student
    William B Young
    Department of Neurology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
    Headache 47:351-4. 2007
    ..Headache education for the physician begins in medical school. The American Headache Society has endorsed a curriculum and core competencies...
  12. ncbi Acute migraine treatment: patterns of use and satisfaction in a clinical population
    Shahram N Malik
    Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Headache Center, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
    Headache 46:773-80. 2006
    ..CONCLUSION: Migraine patients have treatment preferences. They generally want a drug that provides complete headache relief, and they are often satisfied with the current treatment options...
  13. ncbi Study of mitochondrial DNA mutations in patients with migraine with prolonged aura
    Todd D Rozen
    Department of Neurology, Michigan Head-Pain and Neurological Institute, Ann Arbor 48104, USA
    Headache 44:674-7. 2004
    ..From this study it appears that migraine with prolonged aura is not an oligosymptomatic form of MELAS and is not related to secondary LHON mutations. The significance of the tRNA A4336G variant is unknown...
  14. ncbi Anticonvulsants in migraine
    William B Young
    Department of Neurology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Jefferson Headache Center, 111 South 11th Street, Gibbon Building, Suite 8130, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
    Curr Pain Headache Rep 8:244-50. 2004
    ..Lamotrigine may be effective at controlling migraine aura, but has not demonstrated effectiveness at controlling migraine headache. Anticonvulsants are a useful option for the preventive treatment of migraine...
  15. ncbi Blocking the greater occipital nerve: utility in headache management
    William B Young
    Department of Neurology, Jefferson Headache Center, Thomas Jefferson University, 111 South Eleventh Street, Gibbon Building, Suite 8130, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
    Curr Pain Headache Rep 14:404-8. 2010
    ..A double-blind, controlled trial of nerve blocks in occipital neuralgia, which may have actually been chronic migraine, was positive...
  16. ncbi Interictal pain in cluster headache
    Michael J Marmura
    Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
    Cephalalgia 30:1531-4. 2010
    ..Cluster headache is characterized by severe attacks of unilateral pain, but many patients experience symptoms more commonly associated with migraine such as persistent pain...
  17. ncbi New daily persistent headache: controversy in the diagnostic criteria
    William B Young
    Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Headache Center, 111 South 11th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
    Curr Pain Headache Rep 15:47-50. 2011
    ..The current International Headache Society definition excludes more than half of patients with new onset of daily headache. This exclusion due to migrainous features could have adverse scientific, diagnostic, and treatment consequences...
  18. ncbi Dihydroergotamine for early and late treatment of migraine with cutaneous allodynia: an open-label pilot trial
    Stephen D Silberstein
    Jefferson Headache Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
    Headache 47:878-85. 2007
    ..To explore whether dihydroergotamine (D.H.E. 45) is equally effective and safe for migraine with allodynia, when administered either early or late in an attack...
  19. ncbi Drug-induced headache
    William B Young
    Department of Neurology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Jefferson Headache Center, 111 South Eleventh Street, Gibbon Building, Suite 8130, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
    Neurol Clin 22:173-84. 2004
    ..The two most common classes of drugs that acutely induce headache are NO donors, typified by NTG, and PDE inhibitors, typified by sildenafil. NO donors cause a biphasic headache in migraineurs and PDE inhibitors a monophasic one...