Chronic refractory headache.
Approximately 40% of patients seen in major headache clinics suffer from chronic daily headache. Of a series of 630 patients with chronic daily headache, 489 were diagnosed with transformed migraine, 84 with chronic tension-type headache, and 57 with new daily persistent headache. Of these patients, 73% overused symptomatic medication, particularly analgesics and ergotamine, and as a result, suffered from drug-induced headache or rebound headache.
Mathew
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Houston Headache Clinic, TX 77004.
D000328:Adult; D000700:Analgesics / Q000009:adverse effects; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004878:Ergotamine / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008950:MMPI; D008297:Male
D000700:Analgesics; D004878:Ergotamine