title: [Headache].
abstract: Headache is the most frequent pain disorder, and 31% of the adult Danish population has sought medical assistance due to headache. In addition, the socio-economic costs of headache are substantial, and a national treatment strategy is therefore important. With respect to treatment of migraine, considerable scientific progress has been made, whereas the scientific interest in and treatment of the highly prevalent tension-type headache are insufficient. The most frequent primary headache disorders, their differential diagnosis and the current treatment strategy are briefly reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Amtssygehuset i Glostrup, Dansk Hovedpine Center, Neurologisk Afdeling, Glostrup. rigj@glostruphosp.kbhamt.dk
authors.forename: Rigmor Højland
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Jensen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000700:Analgesics / Q000008:administration & dosage; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004363:Drug Utilization; D020773:Headache Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D018781:Tension-Type Headache / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D051303:Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgias / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics