Nummular headache with and without exacerbations: Comparative characteristics in a series of 72 patients*

Cephalalgia

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 649-653

  Guerrero, Ángel L ^a   Cortijo, Elisa ^a   Herrero Velázquez, Sonia ^a   Mulero, Patricia ^a   Miranda, Sara ^a   Peñas, María Luz ^a   Pedraza, María Isabel ^a   Fernández, Rosa ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO DE VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Epicrania; exacerbations; nummular headache; preventative therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUMMULAR HEADACHE; ONSET AGE; OUTPATIENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PROPHYLAXIS; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FEMALE; HEADACHE DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866234639     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: 14682982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0333102412447537     Document Type: Article

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