Medication-Overuse Headache: The Same Thing to Substance Abuse?
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Citation: Su M, Yu S. Medication-Overuse Headache: The Same Thing to Substance Abuse? J Headache Pain Manag. 2016, 2:1. Medication-Overuse Headache (MOH) is one of the most common chronic headache disorders characterized by overuse of kinds of acute headache medications. Many studies have found that MOH shares some common clinical and biological features with substance abuse, however, the complex pathophysiology behind MOH is still only partly known. In this article, the similarities between MOH and substance abuse and its role in the development of MOH was discussed.
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