title: Headache management: pharmacological approaches.
abstract: Headache is one of the most common conditions presenting to the neurology clinic, yet a significant proportion of these patients are unsatisfied by their clinic experience. Headache can be extremely disabling; effective treatment is not only essential for patients but is rewarding for the physician. In this first of two parts review of headache, we provide an overview of headache management, emerging therapeutic strategies and an accessible interpretation of clinical guidelines to assist the busy neurologist.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurobiology, School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, The University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK Neurology Department, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: Alex J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Sinclair
authors.affiliation: Neurology Department, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: Aaron
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sturrock
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Royal Stoke University Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent, UK.
authors.forename: Brendan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.affiliation: Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, London, UK.
authors.forename: Manjit
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matharu
mesh_terms: D019468:Disease Management; D006261:Headache / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: HEADACHE; MIGRAINE