Headache is a common condition, accounting for many specialist office visits annually. International Headache Society classification and diagnostic guidelines are invaluable tools for evaluating the headache patient. These guidelines can be enhanced with clinical clues that aid in determining whether a particular headache is primary or secondary. The secondary causes of pain must be ruled out; ...

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Atlas of headache disorders and resources in the world 2011.

Although the International Headache Society's classification of headache has greatly enhanced the diagnosis of migraine and cluster headache, its application in chronic headache has been less than satisfactory. Based on a review of the literature and the author's experience, this article demonstrates the need for an expanded and modified classification and broader understanding of chronic heada...

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 compl...

The International Classification of Headache Disorders, second edition (ICHD-II) was the result of 4 years' work by a large number of headache experts from different parts of the world. This article summarizes the main new features of ICHD-II, compared with the original International Headache Society classification: better definition of migraine with aura, inclusion of chronic migraine, inclusi...

Neurobrucellosis (N.B) is a rare and severe form of systemic Brucella infection. We introduced an unusual case that “Psychologic Symptoms” was the most prominent complaints of his family. He was a 50-year-old man who has worked in butchery. His problems had begun 2 months prior to his admission with mood disorders, arthralgia, weakness, headache, and night sweats; he has recurrent crying with n...

Background: Headache is one of the most common complaints in children and adolescents and comorbidity rates are very high and the major associated diseases are depression, anxiety, atopic disorders, sleep, and behavioral disorders. In recent years, it has been highlighted that difficulties regulating emotions such as alexithymia have also been associated with diagnosis of somatization. Methods:...

We investigated the comorbidity rate of migraine in outpatients with panic disorder, and the efficacy of pharmacotherapy for both disorders. Fifty-four patients who met the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) criteria for panic disorder were recruited in the study. Forty-three patients were female, and their age ranged from 20 to 71 (...

Background: Headache and epilepsy are two common chronic and recurrent disorders. Headache may be a premonitory or postdromic symptom of epileptic seizures. Objective: This study aims to evaluate the prevalence of migraine and tension type headache in epileptic patients. Materials and Methods: In a cross-sectional descriptive study, 100 patients with epilepsy who referred to the neurology clini...