Cluster headache: review of the literature.
All papers on cluster headaches were reviewed according to preset criteria under the following headings: classification, epidemiology, aetiology, pathophysiology, and clinical features. The management review used the Cochrane systematic review guidelines and so is based on randomized controlled trials wherever possible. A meta-analysis was not done. Other treatments are discussed and their drawbacks are highlighted and guidelines proposed based on the evidence of this review.
Zakrzewska
J M
JM
Oral Medicine, Bart's and the Royal London, Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK. J.M.Zak@mds.qmw.ac.uk
D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003027:Cluster Headache / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012196:Review Literature as Topic; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018170:Sumatriptan / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014635:Valproic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000927:Anticonvulsants; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists; D014635:Valproic Acid; D018170:Sumatriptan