Pharmacological Treatments of Headache.
- Author:
Eun Jin NA
1
;
Jong Il PARK
;
Jong Chul YANG
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Korea. yangjc@jbnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Headache;
Diagnosis;
Pharmacological treatment
- MeSH:
Brain Neoplasms;
Classification;
Diagnosis;
Diagnostic Tests, Routine;
Headache Disorders;
Headache*;
Migraine Disorders;
Physical Examination;
Tension-Type Headache
- From:Korean Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine
2016;24(1):20-27
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Headache is one of the most common physical symptoms which almost everyone experience at least once during a life. Headache is often associated with disability, but rarely with secondary headache which could result in a serious life-threatening illness, i.e. brain tumor. However, in most cases, headache is a benign illness which comprises a primary headache, i.e. migraine or tension-type headache. The accurate diagnosis of headache is critical for clinicians and it begins with history taking and physical examination since there are no diagnostic tests for primary headaches. Nowadays, there are a wide variety of pharmacological treatments according to each headache disorder. The specific purposes of this review are introducing history of classification of headache disorder and presenting diagnostic process of headache disorder. Then, we discuss the effective pharmacological treatment strategies of each headache disorder.
