Treatment of cluster headache
Cluster headache (CH) is a debilitating primary headache disorder. Although uncommon, affecting only 0.1% of population, it is one of the most painful conditions known to humankind. Three strategies are employed for effective treatment of CH, namely, abortive therapy, transitional therapy, and preve...
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doaj-a1ce25a70c1641e5bad9f9f5423ce79b2020-11-25T00:20:38ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsAnnals of Indian Academy of Neurology0972-23271998-35492018-01-0121591510.4103/aian.AIAN_17_18Treatment of cluster headacheWilliam S KingstonDavid W DodickCluster headache (CH) is a debilitating primary headache disorder. Although uncommon, affecting only 0.1% of population, it is one of the most painful conditions known to humankind. Three strategies are employed for effective treatment of CH, namely, abortive therapy, transitional therapy, and preventive therapy. Being an uncommon condition, there is a paucity of large-scale controlled trials and evidence of various therapies are based on smaller studies. This review primarily focuses on therapies with highest quality of evidence and also on the emerging therapies for CH.http://www.annalsofian.org/article.asp?issn=0972-2327;year=2018;volume=21;issue=5;spage=9;epage=15;aulast=KingstonAbortive treatmentcluster headachepreventive treatmenttransitional treatmenttreatment |
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Treatment of cluster headache |
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Treatment of cluster headache |
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Cluster headache (CH) is a debilitating primary headache disorder. Although uncommon, affecting only 0.1% of population, it is one of the most painful conditions known to humankind. Three strategies are employed for effective treatment of CH, namely, abortive therapy, transitional therapy, and preventive therapy. Being an uncommon condition, there is a paucity of large-scale controlled trials and evidence of various therapies are based on smaller studies. This review primarily focuses on therapies with highest quality of evidence and also on the emerging therapies for CH. |
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