Z Katsarava

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..Outpatient integrated headache care was established in 2005 at the Essen Headache Centre in Germany. This paper reports outcome data for this approach...

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..Recognizing that both disorders are on the spectrum of migraine, this review serves as a guide to define the disease state of CM as distinct from EM in terms of clinical, epidemiological, sociodemographic, and comorbidity profiles...

..6 days for patients with tension-type headache and 8.5 days for patients with combination headache, p < 0.02). CONCLUSION: The duration and severity of withdrawal clearly depend on the type of overused headache drug only...

..Between the attacks the patient is usually asymptomatic, but a constant dull background pain may persist in some cases. The mechanisms associated with the development of this chronic pain are not well understood...

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..Under relapse conditions, the patients reached their former headache frequency level. The data show a higher relapse rate than previously assumed and that certain substance groups bear a higher relapse risk...

..Migraine patients with accompanying autonomic symptoms seem to experience their pain more unilateral and more severe than non-UA patients...

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..23, P < 0.001). In one case isolated facial pain without headache was the leading symptom of migraine. Our results demonstrate that facial pain is not unusual in migraine, whereas isolated facial migraine is extremely rare...

..7 +/- 12.7 years). All suspected cases (N = 182) were interviewed by a neurologist. Four subjects with CH (three men) were identified. The 1-year prevalence of CH was estimated to be 119/100,000 (95% confidence interval 3, 238/100,000)...

..To estimate the 1-year prevalences of migraine and tension-type headache (TTH), and identify their principal risk factors, in the general population of the Republic of Georgia...

..To investigate whether central facilitation of trigeminal pain processing is part of the pathophysiology of cluster headache (CH)...

..024), and depression (OR 3.3, 95% CI 1.2, 9.4; P = 0.024). The lack of a control group limits the conclusions that can be drawn from this study. Identified predictors closely resemble those found in chronic primary headache disorders...

..020). Concomitant chronic facial pain appears to be a clinical predictor of poor treatment outcome. PGB appears to be effective in the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia...

..To estimate the 1-year prevalences of primary headache disorders and identify their principal risk factors in the general population of Russia...

..1, P = 0.014). The data from this cross-sectional study reveal a high prevalence of chronic headache as well as a very low utilization of adequate medical care in first-generation Turkish immigrants in Germany...

..In this study, we present our experiences with bilateral occipital nerve stimulation (ONS) in patients with CCH focusing on patient selection, pre- and postoperative evaluation, surgical procedures, and outcome...

..Although up to 15% of patients with whiplash injury develop chronic headache, the basis and mechanisms of this posttraumatic headache are not well understood...

..The relapse rate within 6 months after successful withdrawal is about 30% and increases steadily up to 50% after 5 years...

..71%, P<or=0.001). The study suggests that the majority of relapses occur within the first year after withdrawal and that the long-term success of withdrawal depends on the type of primary headache and the type of overused medication...

..Treatment includes drug withdrawal followed by structured acute therapy and initiation of migraine prophylactic treatment...

..Nonpharmacologic treatment also plays an important role in migraine prevention. New medical care structures such as integrated headache care provide better support for patients with migraine, particularly those with chronic migraine...

..These data indicate that costs arising from lost productivity can be reduced by treating migraine headaches with a triptan...

..Prevalence rates of headache in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients varied widely in recent studies. This study aimed to investigate the 1 year prevalence of headache in MS compared with the general population...

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..The various forms of ASA used to treat headache are discussed and the controlled studies conducted to evaluate ASA's efficacy in headache treatment are summarized...

..This is followed by a brief summary on symptomatic headache caused by non-neurological diseases as well as on diagnostic procedures and management of headache in the emergency situation...

..The prevalence with respect to episodic and chronic primary headache disorders in Germany is comparable to other European countries and the USA...

..A transient facilitation was found of trigeminal and somatic nociceptive systems in MOH, which was more pronounced on a supraspinal level...

..Treatment includes drug withdrawal followed by structured acute therapy and initiation of migraine prophylactic treatment...

..2 (95% CI 1.7 to 26.6) in patients with an "intermediate" (6 to 9 days/month) vs "low" headache frequency and 19.4 (95% CI 8.7 to 43.2) comparing patients with and without medication overuse...

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..We used a conservative approach, which has an obvious advantage of high-quality data collection, but is very demanding of manpower and time...

..The results show that prednisone might be effective in the treatment of medication withdrawal headache...

..We therefore sought to investigate the prescription patterns at discharge, adherence and quality of OAC in cerebrovascular disease patients with AF...

..Some patients will not experience adequate resolution of their cluster attacks by medication and the prophylaxis does not reduce the attacks sufficiently. Therefore, other treatment options have to be found...

..This may be useful in clinical trials investigating migraine preventive drugs...

..001). The long-term success of withdrawal depends on the type of primary headache and the type of overused medication...