Primaries non-migraine headaches treatment : a review

In the "headache world," great attention has always been paid to migraine patients, especially for the research and development of new therapies. For the other forms of primary headaches, especially those of Chapters 2 and 3 of the classification, there are however therapies that, even if not specific, can give significant results. Tension-type headache recognizes in NSAIDs the most effective drugs to treat acute attack, while prevention is based on the use of tricyclic antidepressants and muscle relaxants. For TACs, the discussion is more complex: first of all, there are two forms of primary headache that respond absolutely to indomethacin. For these, the main problem is how to manage the possible side effects arising from prolonged treatments and possibly what to use as an alternative. For cluster headaches and short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks, we have drugs with good efficacy as regards medical therapy, such as verapamil or lamotrigine, but in recent years, neuromodulation techniques, both surgical and non-invasive, have also been affirming themselves, which represent a more possibility for forms of headache that are often very disabling and resistant to common analgesics.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:41

Enthalten in:

Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology - 41(2020), Suppl 2 vom: 06. Dez., Seite 385-394

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Frediani, Fabio [VerfasserIn]
Bussone, Gennaro [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cluster headache
Headache therapy
Indomethacin
Journal Article
Review
TACs
Tension-type headache
XXE1CET956

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Date Completed 14.05.2021

Date Revised 14.05.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s10072-020-04762-2

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NLM315919019