Drug and nondrug treatment in tension-type headache

Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 155-161

  Bendtsen, Lars ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Amitriptyline; Tension type headache; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BOTULINUM TOXIN; CAFFEINE; DICLOFENAC; IBUPROFEN; KETOPROFEN; MAPROTILINE; MIANSERIN; MIRTAZAPINE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NAPROXEN; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TOPIRAMATE; TRIPTAN DERIVATIVE; VENLAFAXINE;

ACUPUNCTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONSTIPATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIZZINESS; DROWSINESS; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REASSURANCE; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; TENSION HEADACHE; TREATMENT PLANNING; WEIGHT GAIN; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 77953434916     PISSN: 17562856     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1756285609102328     Document Type: Review

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