RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Medication-overuse headache: clinical profile and management strategies
JF Neurosciences Journal
JO Neurosciences (Riyadh)
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 13
OP 18
DO 10.17712/nsj.2023.1.20220115
VO 28
IS 1
A1 Khalid W. AlQuliti
A1 Rakan M. Alhujeily
YR 2023
UL http://nsj.org.sa/content/28/1/13.abstract
AB Medication-overuse headache (MOH) is a disabling secondary headache disorder, with challenging consequences for affected patients and health care resources. It is defined as headache that occurs on ≥ 15 days per month in a patient known to have primary headache disorder due to regular overuse of acute or abortive headache medication for more than 3 months. MOH affects 1-2% of the world’s population in their productive age. New advances in headache neurosciences and development of new treatment options specific for headache, along with an understanding of the clinical profile and pathophysiological mechanisms of MOH, can help improve patient outcomes and decrease the burden on the health care system. This work will review MOH, identify updated clinical assessments and recent management approaches.