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Drug-dependence behaviour and outcome of medication-overuse headache after treatment.

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This study aimed at determining the causes of failure of the different proposed strategies to ensure improvement of medication-overuse headache (MOH) patients, since they have not been investigated so far, especially with regard to aspects related to cognitive and behavioural aspects of symptomatic

Sumatriptan overuse in episodic cluster headache: lack of adverse events, rebound syndromes, drug dependence and tachyphylaxis.

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This observational study was designed to examine the pattern of sumatriptan use in patients with cluster headache using more than the recommended daily dose of subcutaneously injected (s.c.) sumatriptan. Thirteen patients suffering from episodic cluster headache were asked to record the

A personal view of the classification and definition of drug dependence headache.

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A review of the literature indicates that drug-induced headache exists. The criteria of the International Headache Society proposed for the diagnosis of "headache induced by chronic substance use or exposure", however, need to be modified in order to identify all patients with this headache form.

Headache and drug dependence.

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Severity of Analgesic Dependence and Medication-overuse Headache.

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Medication-overuse headache (MOH) is a common chronic headache caused by overuse of headache analgesics. It has similarities with substance dependence disorders. The treatment of choice for MOH is withdrawal of the offending analgesics. Behavioral brief intervention treatment using

[Medication overuse headache].

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Medication overuse headache (MOH) insidiously evolves from episodic migraine or tension-type headache because of overconsumption of analgesics, ergotamine or triptans. It affects 1-2% of the general population, but 15-20% of patients attending specialized headache centers. The precise neurobiologic

[Drug-induced headache--pathomechanisms of addiction].

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The pathogenesis of drug abuse in patients suffering from drug-induced headache is not known in detail. It is unclear whether drug abuse in chronic daily headache should be classified as a form of drug dependence. Current findings concerning the neurobiological correlates of addictive behavior and

Treatment of iatrogenic drug dependence in the general hospital.

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Despite the vast literature on drug dependence, little has been written about patients who become addicted while taking medically prescribed drugs for organic pathology. Observations from a psychiatric consultation-liaison service reveal that these patients are frequently middle-aged with no history

Clinical Characteristics and Treatment Patterns Among Patients Diagnosed With Cluster Headache in U.S. Healthcare Claims Data.

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OBJECTIVE To characterize demographics, clinical characteristics, and treatment patterns of patients with cluster headache (CH). BACKGROUND CH is an uncommon trigeminal autonomic cephalalgia with limited evidence-based treatment options. Patients suffer from extremely painful unilateral headache

Differences in the personality profile of medication-overuse headache sufferers and drug addict patients: a comparative study using MMPI-2.

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BACKGROUND Medication-overuse headache (MOH) refers to headache attributed to excessive use of acute medications. The role of personality needs studies to explain the shifting from drug use to drug abuse. The main aim of this study is to study personality, according to Minnesota Multiphasic

Predictors of treatment outcome in headache patients with the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory III (MCMI-III).

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The objective was to discover possible psychological factors influencing treatment outcome for headache patients referred to psychological treatment in a tertiary headache centre by initial assessment using the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory III (MCMI-III). The MCMI-III was administered to 136

Dependence scores predict prognosis of medication overuse headache: a prospective cohort from the Akershus study of chronic headache.

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Medication overuse headache (MOH) is a chronic headache that is common in the general population. It has characteristics similar to drug dependence, and detoxification is established as the main treatment. The majority of MOH cases are in contact with general practitioners. Our objective was to

Screening and behavioral management: medication overuse headache--the complex case.

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The new appendix criteria for a broader concept of chronic migraine from the International Headache Society no longer require headache resolution or return to the previous headache pattern to confirm the diagnosis of medication overuse headache (MOH). MOH can be subdivided into simple (Type I) and

Glial Attenuation With Ibudilast in the Treatment of Medication Overuse Headache: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Pilot Trial of Efficacy and Safety.

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BACKGROUND Medication overuse headache (MOH) is a condition bordering between a chronic pain condition and a substance dependence disorder. Activation of immunocompetent glial cells in the central nervous system has been linked to both pathological pain and drug addiction/reward. Preclinically,

[Drug dependence and withdrawal in chronic pain patients].

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Drug dependence in "pain patients" usually involves primary headache syndromes with chronicity resulting from the use of analgesic-psychotropic or ergotamine-containing combination preparations. Since, during the withdrawal phase, enhancement of pain intensity together with other abstinence

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