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Headache

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Chronic Pain

Part of the book series: Current Clinical Practice ((CCP))

Key Chapter Points:

  • Chronic headache needs to be treated because of its association with significant disability.

  • Migraine is the most common type of headache presenting to primary care.

  • Hallmarks of serious headache include change in headache pattern, posterior head pain, headache occurring after middle age, and associated neurological abnormalities.

  • Regular, frequent use of analgesics and other acute headache medications aggravates underlying headaches and reduces efficacy of standard therapy.

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    Dawn A. Marcus M.D.

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Marcus, D.A. (2009). Headache. In: Chronic Pain. Current Clinical Practice. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-465-4_5

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