Medical management of posttraumatic headaches: Pharmacological and physical treatment

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 34-48

  Bell, Kathleen R ^a   Kraus, Eric E ^b   Zasler, Nathan D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Tree of Life LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Headache; Pharmacotherapy; Posttraumatic headache

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BUTALBITAL; BUTORPHANOL; CAFERGOT; CAFFEINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DICHLORALPHENAZONE; DIHYDROERGOTAMINE; ERGOTAMINE; IBUPROFEN; ISOMETHEPTENE; ISOMETHEPTENE MUCATE; METHOCARBAMOL; METOCLOPRAMIDE; NAPROXEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; NORTRIPTYLINE; PARACETAMOL; PROPANOL; SEROTONIN AGONIST; SERTRALINE; SUMATRIPTAN; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; UNINDEXED DRUG; VERAPAMIL; WIGRAINE; ZOLMITRIPTAN;

ARTHRALGIA; BREATHING DISORDER; EPISTAXIS; FACE PAIN; HEAD INJURY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MIGRAINE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; NEURITIS; NOSE CONGESTION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RECTAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; REVIEW; SORE THROAT; SUBLINGUAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SUPPOSITORY; THORAX PAIN; TINNITUS; VASOSPASM;

EID: 0033015954     PISSN: 08859701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001199-199902000-00006     Document Type: Review

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