Classification of perimenstrual headache: Clinical relevance

Current Pain and Headache Reports

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 452-460

  MacGregor, E Anne ^a,b  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Headache; Menstrual migraine; Menstrually related migraine .Classification .Diagnostic criteria .Contraception; Menstruation; Migraine; Ovulation; Premenstrual disorders; Premenstrual syndrome; Pure menstrual migraine

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ESTROGEN; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; TRIPTAN DERIVATIVE;

DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF HEADACHE DISORDERS II; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUAL MIGRAINE; MENSTRUATION; MIGRAINE; MIGRAINE WITH AURA; MIGRAINE WITHOUT AURA; OVULATION; PERIMENSTRUAL MIGRAINE; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; REVIEW; SELF EVALUATION; SELF REPORT; TENSION HEADACHE;

FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME;

EID: 84870555271     PISSN: 15313433     EISSN: 15343081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11916-012-0282-y     Document Type: Review

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