[PDF] Top 20 Chronic cluster headache: a review

... Three factors were discovered that seemed to predict a shift from ECH to CCH [9]. Firstly, the shift was associ- ated with the duration of the disease. In 20.5% of episod- ic patients with a course of CH longer than 20 ... See full document

... of cluster headache was investigated in a consecutive case series of 808 patients (585 men and 223 women), including 686 (503 men and 183 women) with episodic cluster headache (ECH), 103 (66 ... See full document

... 47 % of CCH patients became episodic or a combination state during the same time frame [21]. A review by the same authors reported a rate of 14-39 % experiencing prolonged remission periods [22]. To underline the ... See full document

... migraine, chronic migraine, tension-type headache, chronic tension-type headache, cluster headache, chronic cluster headache combined with the words; massage ... See full document

... refractory chronic daily ...average headache frequency and average headache dura- tion decreased (by 34% and 24%, ...decreased headache-related disability in this study, and was ... See full document

... Abstract: Cluster headache (CH) is a primary headache and considered as one of the worst pains known to ...refractory chronic CH, alleviation of pain was achieved in ...severe chronic ... See full document

... Background: Invasive Occipital Nerve Stimulation (iONS) is a costly technique which appears effective in drug-refractory chronic cluster headache (drCCH) management. Available data on long-term ... See full document

... Cluster headache (CH) is a primary headache disease characterized by recurrent short-lasting attacks (15 to 180 minutes) of excruciating unilateral periorbital pain accompanied by ipsilateral ... See full document

... of headache is approximately 30% in both pharmacological and non- pharmacological clinical trials ...with chronic tension-type headache (CTTH) and co-occurrence of migraine than in CTTH without ... See full document

... Intrasellar tumors are mainly pituitary adenomas but few observations fulfill IHS criteria for CH. In fact, in most cases, duration of pain is actually more prolonged than in CH and autonomic signs are frequently lacking ... See full document

... Abstract: Migraine and migraine variants are common, chronic and incapacitating neurovascular disorders with a high impact on health resources. There is an extensive evidence base provided by double-blind, ... See full document

... factors. Cluster headache has been reported in five concordant monozygotic twin pairs ...for cluster headache and had been discordant for 10–31 years ...ter headache support the ... See full document

... Abstract: Chronic migraine is a disabling disorder that is costly to individuals and ...primary headache disorders including drug-resistant chronic cluster headaches and chronic ... See full document

... with chronic cluster ...A headache index ratio was used to compare pre- and post-treatment periods of equal ...episodic cluster headache and frequent bouts were treated continuously ... See full document

... BoNT-A was highly effective in rCCH in 10/17 patients. Three “super-responders” were identified as well as a median reduction in headache minutes of 62% in all pa- tients. Nine patients (52.9%) reported a > 70% ... See full document

... the headache clinic, 64.2 % had chronic CH, which is significantly greater than is expected in the general population ...of chronic CH sufferers ...their headache characteristics from those ... See full document

... system. Headache is further classified into migraine, tension-type headache, and cluster ...or headache due to the excruciating pain, severe nausea or dehydration, drug interactions, or side ... See full document

... (i.e., chronic migraine only, or chronic tension-type headache only, or medication overuse headache on- ly) of the whole population of interest (chronic ... See full document

... cortisone protection and additionally an ergotamine withdra- wal headache occurred. Due to the frustrating therapy results, the patient was ultimately advised to implant an SPG stimu- lator. When she introduced ... See full document

... level headache centres ...overuse headache which can and should be alleviated by detoxification, but a subset remains as refractory chronic migraine (RCM) ...[7,8]. Cluster headache as ... See full document