Complete withdrawal is the most feasible treatment for medication‐overuse headache: A randomized controlled open‐label trial
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DOI: 10.1002/ejp.1383
Abstract: Complete stop of acute medication and/or migraine medication for treatment of medication‐overuse headache (MOH) has previously been reported more effective in reducing headache days and migraine days per month compared with restricted intake of acute… read more here.
Keywords: medication overuse; treatment medication; treatment; medication ... See more keywords
Cost of medication overuse headache in Italian patients at the time-point of withdrawal: a retrospective study based on real data
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DOI: 10.1007/s10072-017-2891-z
Abstract: The objective was to assess the cost of Medication Overuse Headache (MOH) at the time-point of withdrawal treatment. We implemented a protocol in which both direct and indirect cost were directly gathered from patients and… read more here.
Keywords: medication overuse; cost medication; overuse headache; point withdrawal ... See more keywords
Analysis on the risk factors of medication-overuse headache in Chinese patients
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2017.10.066
Abstract: OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to analyze the risk factors of medication-overuse headache in patients with chronic migraine in China. MATERIALS AND METHODS 157 patients who were diagnosed as chronic migraine were chosen… read more here.
Keywords: medication overuse; factors medication; risk factors; overuse headache ... See more keywords
Pathophysiology, prevention, and treatment of medication overuse headache
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DOI: 10.1016/s1474-4422(19)30146-2
Abstract: Regular or frequent use of analgesics and acute antimigraine drugs can increase the frequency of headache, and induce the transition from episodic to chronic headache or medication overuse headache. The 1-year prevalence of this condition… read more here.
Keywords: medication; headache; medication overuse; treatment medication ... See more keywords
Circulating CGRP levels in medication‐overuse headache
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DOI: 10.1111/ane.13176
Abstract: We read with interest the recent paper by Munsksgaard et al in which they found no differences in the levels of nociceptin and CGRP between controls and patients with medication-overuse headache (MOH).1 As the authors… read more here.
Keywords: cgrp; medication overuse; cgrp levels; overuse headache ... See more keywords
Early management of medication‐overuse headache – to remove or to add medication?
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DOI: 10.1111/ene.13663
Abstract: Medication-overuse headache (MOH) is a chronic headache that usually develops from migraine or tension-type headache, in parallel with over-use of symptomatic headache medication. Despite the observation that the chronic headache usually resolves once over-use is… read more here.
Keywords: medication overuse; use; medication; early management ... See more keywords
Medication‐overuse headache detoxification reduces headache disability – the Akershus study of chronic headache
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DOI: 10.1111/ene.13674
Abstract: Medication‐overuse headache (MOH) is a chronic headache (≥15 days/month) associated with overuse of acute headache medication. The objective was to investigate headache‐related disability before and after self‐detoxification from MOH in the general population, as well… read more here.
Keywords: medication overuse; disability; medication; overuse headache ... See more keywords
A systematic review and critical appraisal of gene polymorphism association studies in medication-overuse headache
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DOI: 10.1177/0333102417728244
Abstract: Purpose of review Medication-overuse headache is a secondary chronic headache disorder, evolving from an episodic primary headache type, caused by the frequent and excessive use of headache symptomatic drugs. While gene polymorphisms have been deeply… read more here.
Keywords: association studies; medication overuse; review; overuse headache ... See more keywords
Economic benefits of treating medication-overuse headache – results from the multicenter COMOESTAS project
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DOI: 10.1177/0333102418786265
Abstract: Background Medication-overuse headache is a costly disease for individuals and society. Objective To estimate the impact of medication-overuse headache treatment on direct and indirect headache-related health care costs. Methods This prospective longitudinal study was part… read more here.
Keywords: health care; medication overuse; medication; overuse headache ... See more keywords
Increased cerebral responses to salient transitions between alternating stimuli in chronic migraine with medication overuse headache and during migraine attacks
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DOI: 10.1177/0333102418825359
Abstract: Introduction In a previous study exploring central pain modulation with heterotopic stimuli in healthy volunteers, we found that transitions between sustained noxious and innocuous thermal stimulations on the foot activated the “salience matrix”. Knowing that… read more here.
Keywords: migraine; medication overuse; overuse headache; chronic migraine ... See more keywords
Detoxification vs non-detoxification before starting an anti-CGRP monoclonal antibody in medication overuse headache
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DOI: 10.1177/03331024211067791
Abstract: Abstract Background Medication overuse headache significantly contributes to the chronification process and treatment refractoriness of migraine. Currently, abrupt discontinuation of the overused medication still represents the best management strategy for these patients, challenging public health… read more here.
Keywords: medication; detoxification; overuse headache; headache ... See more keywords