Clinicians should pay attention to medication-overuse headache
- VernacularTitle:临床医生应重视药物过量性头痛
- Author:
Tingmin YU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
medication-overuse headache;
withdrawal
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Internal Medicine
2001;0(06):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Medication-overuse headache(MOH) is one of the subtypes of secondary headache.It usually occurs on patients previously experiencing migraine or tension-type headache with symptomatic drugs overused frequently.Drugs for headaches can cause MOH.Compound analgesics containing caffeine may be the most common drugs in China.Proper instructions,careful education,compliance-enhancing and reasonable use of medication for preventing primary headache are necessary to withdraw the overused medication and thus to relive headaches and avoid relapse.
