title: Headache as a real disease.
abstract: Acceptance of headache disorders as "real diseases" is now widespread due largely to advances made over the last 50 years in diagnoses, treatment, and the understanding of pathophysiology. Drs. Lipton and Bigal examine the path to acceptance and the impediments that had to be overcome.
authors.affiliation: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Richard B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Lipton
authors.forename: Marcelo E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Bigal
mesh_terms: D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000639:trends; D006261:Headache / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000639:trends; D015995:Prevalence; D011634:Public Health / Q000193:education