Chronic Tension-Type Headache
Substance Daily dose (mg) First choice Amitriptyline 30–75 Second choice Mirtazapine 30 Venlafaxine 150 Third choice Clomipramine 75–150 Maprotiline 75 Mianserine 30–60 Adapted from: Bendtsen et al. [4] No tests…
Treatment-Resistant Chronic Cluster Headache
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Aksel Siva and Christian Lampl (eds.)Case-Based Diagnosis and Management of Headache DisordersHeadache10.1007/978-3-319-06886-2_23 23. Treatment-Resistant Chronic Cluster Headache Nu Cindy Chai1 and Alan M. Rapoport2 (1) Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 1800…
Tension-Type Headache
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Aksel Siva and Christian Lampl (eds.)Case-Based Diagnosis and Management of Headache DisordersHeadache10.1007/978-3-319-06886-2_20 20. Tension-Type Headache Lars Bendtsen1 and Sait Ashina2, 3 (1) Department of Neurology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Danish…
Migraine Patients with Comorbid Disorders and Their Management
Category Disorder Psychiatry Depression including bipolar disorders Anxiety disorders Compulsive-obsessive disorders Neurology Epilepsy Tourette’s syndrome Restless legs syndrome Vascular disorders Raynaud’s phenomenon Ischemic stroke, subclinical stroke White matter abnormalities Cardiac…
Is It Migraine Aura in the Elderly or Transient Ischaemic Attack?
Fig. 17.1 Patient’s drawing of a typical episode of transient visual disturbance. At the start (T = 0 min), the patient noticed an initial change in the centre of his visual fields….
Migraine Without Aura
A. At least five attacks, 1 fulfilling criteria B–D B. Headache attacks lasting 4–72 h (untreated or unsuccessfully treated) C. Headache has at least two of the following four characteristics:…
Migraine and Patent Foramen Ovale
Fig. 11.1 Anatomy of the persistent patent foramen ovale (PFO). The PFO is an open flap that remains in some patients between the right and the left atrium of the…
Migraine Patient with MRI Lesions
Fig. 10.1 T2-weighted MRI before (a) and 1 year after the operation (b) of a low-grade glioma. In the follow-up image, the craniotomy site and some degree of gliosis are…
Headache in the Pediatric Patient
1. Abnormal neurological examination 2. Recent headache of less than 6 months with a progressive course 3. Atypical presentation of headache Intractable vomiting, headache wakening the child from sleep, vertigo,…
Migraine with Aura: A CADASIL Case
Fig. 8.1 Cerebral MRI scan showing extensive white matter hyperintensities (leukoencephalopathy) and multiple lacunar lesions. The white-matter hyperintensities were located periventricularly and in frontal, parietal, and temporal lobes of both…
