:: June 2009

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An introduction to headache classification (Techniques in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management 2009)

AHRQ - American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Encounter Kit for Headache. Imaging Algorithm - Non-Acute Headache -- Greater than Four Weeks Duration

AHRQ - American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Guideline Summary for Clinicians: Migraine Headache

ICSI - Headache, Diagnosis and Treatment of

NGC - Diagnosis and classification of primary headache disorders. In: Standards of care for headache diagnosis and treatment. (2004)

NGC - Diagnosis and management of headache. (2007)

NGC - Diagnosis and treatment of headache. (2006)

NGC - Headache. (2006)

NGC - Headache - child. (2005)

NGC - Special treatment situations: alternative headache treatments. Standards of care for headache diagnosis and treatment. (2004)

NGC - Special treatment situations: behavioral interventions for management of primary head pain. Standards of care for headache diagnosis and treatment.(2004)

NGC - Special treatment situations: inpatient headache treatment. Standards of care for headache diagnosis and treatment. (2004)

NGC - Special treatment situations: menstrual migraine and menstrually-related migraine. Standards of care for headache diagnosis and treatment. (2004)

NGC - Special treatment situations: pediatric migraine. Standards of care for headache diagnosis and treatment. (2004)

NGC - Treatment of primary headache: cluster headache. Standards of care for headache diagnosis and treatment. (2004)

NGC - Treatment of primary headache: episodic tension-type headache. Standards of care for headache diagnosis and treatment. (2004)

NGC - Treatment of primary headache: preventive treatment of migraine. Standards of care for headache diagnosis and treatment. (2004)

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NIH - Medical Encyclopedia Common migraine

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NIH - Medical Encyclopedia Cluster headaches

NIH - Medical Encyclopedia Common migraine

NIH - Medical Encyclopedia Headache

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NIH - Medical Encyclopedia Pain of cluster headache

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NIH - Migraine and Headache Tutorial

NIH - NINDS Headache Information Page

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Cardiovascular: Stroke

Cardiovascular: Stroke

Migraine, headache, and the risk of stroke in women: a prospective study. (Neurology. 2005) "CONCLUSIONS: In these prospective data, migraine was not associated with total, ischemic, or hemorrhagic stroke. In subgroup analyses, we found increased risks of total and ischemic stroke for migraineurs with aura. The absolute risk increase was, however, low, with 3.8 additional cases per year per 10,000 women."

Risk of ischaemic stroke in people with migraine: systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. (BMJ. 2005) "CONCLUSIONS: Data from observational studies suggest that migraine may be a risk factor in developing stroke. More studies are needed to explore the mechanism of this potential association. In addition, the risk of migraine among users of oral contraceptives must be further investigated."

Cardiovascular: Stroke

Closure of a patent foramen ovale: effective therapy of migraine and occipital stroke. (Int J Neurosci. 2005) "Whether stroke in a patient with migraine and patent foramen ovale (PFO) is due to PFO or migraine is difficult to decide. Ä This case shows that in a patient with PFO and migraine with aura, stroke may be attributable to migraine rather than to PFO. Occlusion of the PFO may reduce the frequency and intensity of migraine attacks."

Cardiovascular risk factors and migraine: the GEM population-based study. (Neurology. 2005) "CONCLUSIONS: Migraineurs, particularly with aura, have a higher cardiovascular risk profile than individuals without migraine.