Abstract
Medication Overuse Headache (MOH) is a well-known condition and diagnostic entity, recognized as a relevant medical and socio-economic problem everywhere. Whether initial primary headache type, its frequency, co-morbid conditions or else, it is not truly clear. The therapeutic management of MOH is often difficult and still not properly and step-by-step guided.
Highlights
Medication Overuse Headache (MOH) is a well-known condition and diagnostic entity, recognized as a relevant medical and socio-economic problem everywhere
We considered a group of 100 out-patients, adults and both sexes, according to headache diagnosis (ICHD-III) migraine (M), tension type headache (TTH), co-existence of M and TTH (M+TTH) and MOH, previous headache in MOH group and attack frequency
Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiolofy, Institute of Mental Health, Belgrade, Serbia
Summary
Medication Overuse Headache (MOH) is a well-known condition and diagnostic entity, recognized as a relevant medical and socio-economic problem everywhere. Whether initial primary headache type, its frequency, co-morbid conditions or else, it is not truly clear. The therapeutic management of MOH is often difficult and still not properly and step-by-step guided. Aims We wanted to point out and compare some clinical features of patients with MOH, migraine and tension type headache, as well as their response to prophylactic treatment. 74 (78,7%) responded and 20 (21,3%) did not - 3 had M, 8 TTH, 3 M+TTH and 6 MOH
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