title: [Therapy of headache].
abstract: Very little is known about the neural correlates of facial pain and headaches; diagnosis and treatment are for the most part clinically orientated. Of initial importance is the recognition of dangerous situations and the consequent appliance of additional methods of examination. The tension headache is taken as an example to show the principle aspects of therapy which also apply for the treatment of migraine. Pharmacological possibilities in acute and chronic circumstances are mentioned, in addition to the nonpharmacological alternatives. Particular emphasis is given to drug habituation, the significance of which has become increasingly recognized in recent years. The problems connected with the most common facial pains are discussed.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Meyer
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs
vernacular_title: Kopfschmerztherapie.