Therapy of headache
Meyer, C.
Therapeutische Umschau. Revue Therapeutique 46(8): 537-543
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0040-5930 PMID: 2678567 Document Number: 337456
Very little is known about the neural correlates of facial pain and headaches; diagnosis and treatment are for the most part clinically orientated. Of initial importance is the recognition of dangerous situations and the consequent appliance of additional methods of examination. The tension headache is taken as an example to show the principle aspects of therapy which also apply for the treatment of migraine. Pharmacological possibilities in acute and chronic circumstances are mentioned, in addition to the nonpharmacological alternatives. Particular emphasis is given to drug habituation, the significance of which has become increasingly recognized in recent years. The problems connected with the most common facial pains are discussed.