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Epidemiology of Headache

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Pharmacological Management of Headaches

Part of the book series: Headache ((HEAD))

Abstract

On the WHO’s ranking of causes of disability, headache disorders is listed among the 10 most disabling conditions for the two genders, and into the five most disabling for women. But despite being the most common neurological symptom, the diagnosis and treatment approaches for headache disorders are not globally established and their burden of disease is underestimated.

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  1. Department of Neurology, Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey

    Ugur Uygunoglu MD & Aksel Siva MD

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    Dimos D. Mitsikostas

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    Koen Paemeleire

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Uygunoglu, U., Siva, A. (2016). Epidemiology of Headache. In: Mitsikostas, D., Paemeleire, K. (eds) Pharmacological Management of Headaches. Headache. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19911-5_2

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