Headache
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To assess effectiveness and safety of tizanidine hydrochloride tablets for the prophylaxis of chronic daily headache. ⋯ The results provide preliminary support for the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of tizanidine in the prophylaxis of chronic daily headache.
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To evaluate atraumatic spinal needle use among US neurologists. ⋯ Atraumatic spinal needles for lumbar puncture have been shown to dramatically decrease the risk of postdural puncture headache. Although the use of these needles is standard practice among anesthesiologists, they have not been adopted by other medical specialties. This may lead to unnecessary morbidity among patients undergoing lumbar puncture.