Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHODS: Four hundred seventy-three practitioners, who had previously expressed an interest in the treatment of headache, were mailed a questionnaire designed to capture information about the frequency and management of analgesic rebound headache and about the characteristics of analgesic rebound headache sufferers. RESULTS: CONCLUSION:
Analgesic rebound headache was recognized as a distinct entity and a substantive component in more than 40% of the practices of 174 surveyed practitioners. General practitioners, who see a wide variety of patient types with a spectrum of complaints, need to be able to diagnose analgesic rebound headache by taking a good history.
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Authors | A Rapoport, P Stang, D L Gutterman, R Cady, H Markley, R Weeks, J Saiers, A W Fox |
Journal | Headache
(Headache)
Vol. 36
Issue 1
Pg. 14-9
(Jan 1996)
ISSN: 0017-8748 [Print] United States |
PMID | 8666530
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Adult
- Analgesics
(adverse effects)
- Female
- Headache
(chemically induced, drug therapy)
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Substance Withdrawal Syndrome
(etiology)
- Surveys and Questionnaires
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