Neurology
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To assess the outcomes and predictors of chronic daily headache (CDH) in a community-based cohort of adolescents. ⋯ Most adolescents with chronic daily headache (CDH) continued to have frequent headaches, although the incidence of CDH declined at follow-up. Migraine diagnosis gained prominence as headache frequency decreased. The percentages of chronic migraine in adolescents with CDH increased obviously if the appendix criteria were applied.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Cannabis in painful HIV-associated sensory neuropathy: a randomized placebo-controlled trial.
To determine the effect of smoked cannabis on the neuropathic pain of HIV-associated sensory neuropathy and an experimental pain model. ⋯ Smoked cannabis was well tolerated and effectively relieved chronic neuropathic pain from HIV-associated sensory neuropathy. The findings are comparable to oral drugs used for chronic neuropathic pain.