Drugs currently used for treating chronic tension-type headache only reduce headache frequency by about a third and are associated with side effects. Topiramate, an antiepileptic drug with ...
"Stress is the most common trigger of tension-type headaches," says Alexander Mauskop, director and founder of the New York Headache Center in Manhattan. Tension-type headaches are the most common ...
They can be classified into two main types: Primary (headaches not associated with an underlying condition, for example a migraine, tension-type headache or cluster headache) and Secondary ...
The choice of agent should be guided by the headache phenotype, with tension-type headache and migraine without aura being the most common. Topiramate was discussed previously but bears mentioning ...
According to Dr Bazo Raheem, a consultant neurologist at HCA Healthcare UK’s The Shard, both migraines and tension-type headaches are two of the main reasons why younger people miss work.
Winter can worsen primary headaches like migraines and tension-type headaches due to cold air, muscle stiffness, and vessel changes. Factors such as reduced sunlight, dehydration, and stress also ...
and a reduced likelihood of butalbital prescription and medication overuse headache (MOH) for patients experiencing tension-type headaches (TTH). Their retrospective study, published in Health ...