title: Nonmigraine headaches.
abstract: The easiest-to-treat nonmigraine headaches for the 18-to-64 year old population have an average duration of 60 days. The most common diagnostic imaging test used is the computed tomography scan performed on the head or brain. Two out of 1,000 patients have a hospital admission. About 43% of the PTEs are treated without prescription. When a single prescription drug group is used, 56.7% of the prescriptions are for pain relief drugs. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are the most prescribed single drug group for this condition.
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Barrett
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Cave
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004363:Drug Utilization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017050:Episode of Care; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology