Headache associated with sexual activity: Prognosis and treatment options

Cephalalgia

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1265-1270

  Frese, A ^a   Rahmann, A ^a   Gregor, N ^a   Biehl, K ^a   Husstedt, I W ^a   Evers, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Migraine; Prognosis; Prophylaxis; Sexual headache

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALMOTRIPTAN; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BISOPROLOL; CARBAMAZEPINE; DICLOFENAC; IBUPROFEN; INDOMETACIN; LOSARTAN; METOPROLOL; NARATRIPTAN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OXCARBAZEPINE; PARACETAMOL; PROPRANOLOL; SUMATRIPTAN; TIZANIDINE; ZOLMITRIPTAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPISODIC TENSION HEADACHE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRAINE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROGNOSIS; PROPHYLAXIS; REMISSION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEADACHE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEADACHE; HUMANS; INDOMETHACIN; MALE; PROGNOSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 35448988783     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: 14682982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2007.01449.x     Document Type: Article

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