Managing chronic headaches in the clinic

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 58, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1142-1151

  Dowson, Andrew J ^a   Bradford, S ^b   Lipscombe, S ^c   Rees, T ^d   Sender, J ^e   Watson, D ^f   Wells, C ^g  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Low Edges Surgery   (United Kingdom)

^c Park Crescent New Surgery   (United Kingdom)

^d Hawthorns Surgery   (United Kingdom)

^e Merrow Park Surgery   (United Kingdom)

^f Hamilton Medical Group   (United Kingdom)

^g WALTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic daily headache; Cluster Headache; Diagnosis; Management; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIMIGRAINE AGENT; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; DEXAMETHASONE; ERGOT ALKALOID; ERGOTAMINE; LITHIUM SALT; METHYSERGIDE; NOSE SPRAY; OXYGEN; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID; SUMATRIPTAN; VALPROIC ACID; VERAPAMIL; ZOLMITRIPTAN;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER HEADACHE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DETOXIFICATION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MIGRAINE; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; TENSION HEADACHE; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLUSTER HEADACHE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEADACHE; HEADACHE DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 12344283562     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2004.00341.x     Document Type: Review

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