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Int J Clin Pract Suppl · Jan 2013
ReviewHeadache: insight, understanding, treatment and patient management.
- H-C Diener.
- Department of Neurology and Headache Center, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany. h.diener@uni-essen.de
- Int J Clin Pract Suppl. 2013 Jan 1 (178): 33-6.
AbstractTension-type headache and migraine are the most frequent primary headaches. Diagnosis is based on the patient's history and a normal neurological examination. Most patients with these two headache entities treat headache episodes with over-the-counter analgesics or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). There is good scientific evidence from randomised, placebo-controlled trials indicating that aspirin, ibuprofen, ketoprofen, diclofenac and naproxen are effective in tension-type and migraine headache. Paracetamol seems to be less effective. In patients with migraine who do not respond to analgesics or NSAIDs, triptans should be prescribed. Frequent primary headaches should not be treated with frequent intake of analgesics or triptans. In these cases, preventive therapy needs to be implemented.© 2012 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
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