{"title":"Management of medication overuse headache.","authors":"Domenico D'Amico, Licia Grazzi, Stewart J Tepper","doi":"10.1016/B978-0-12-823357-3.00026-4","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Medication overuse headache (MOH) is a secondary headache characterized by frequent use of acute or symptomatic migraine medications at a sufficient frequency to transform patients from episodic to chronic migraine. MOH represents a significant medical problem, with a serious burden on patients' lives and on society as a whole. MOH patients often have additional comorbidities, and the clinical challenge of helping patients reduce acute medication use and revert to episodic headache can be marked. Treatment includes education and prevention; withdrawal programs; pharmacological prophylaxis; multidisciplinary therapies with behavioral and noninvasive neuromodulation options; and scheduled, frequent follow-up to prevent relapses. The advent of anti-CGRP therapy monoclonal antibodies may provide an alternative to more extensive programs for less complex patients. This review also provides guidance for which patients may benefit most from coordinated integrated programs.</p>","PeriodicalId":12907,"journal":{"name":"Handbook of clinical neurology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Handbook of clinical neurology","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-823357-3.00026-4","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"Medicine","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Medication overuse headache (MOH) is a secondary headache characterized by frequent use of acute or symptomatic migraine medications at a sufficient frequency to transform patients from episodic to chronic migraine. MOH represents a significant medical problem, with a serious burden on patients' lives and on society as a whole. MOH patients often have additional comorbidities, and the clinical challenge of helping patients reduce acute medication use and revert to episodic headache can be marked. Treatment includes education and prevention; withdrawal programs; pharmacological prophylaxis; multidisciplinary therapies with behavioral and noninvasive neuromodulation options; and scheduled, frequent follow-up to prevent relapses. The advent of anti-CGRP therapy monoclonal antibodies may provide an alternative to more extensive programs for less complex patients. This review also provides guidance for which patients may benefit most from coordinated integrated programs.
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The Handbook of Clinical Neurology (HCN) was originally conceived and edited by Pierre Vinken and George Bruyn as a prestigious, multivolume reference work that would cover all the disorders encountered by clinicians and researchers engaged in neurology and allied fields. The first series of the Handbook (Volumes 1-44) was published between 1968 and 1982 and was followed by a second series (Volumes 45-78), guided by the same editors, which concluded in 2002. By that time, the Handbook had come to represent one of the largest scientific works ever published. In 2002, Professors Michael J. Aminoff, François Boller, and Dick F. Swaab took on the responsibility of supervising the third (current) series, the first volumes of which published in 2003. They have designed this series to encompass both clinical neurology and also the basic and clinical neurosciences that are its underpinning. Given the enormity and complexity of the accumulating literature, it is almost impossible to keep abreast of developments in the field, thus providing the raison d''être for the series. The series will thus appeal to clinicians and investigators alike, providing to each an added dimension. Now, more than 140 volumes after it began, the Handbook of Clinical Neurology series has an unparalleled reputation for providing the latest information on fundamental research on the operation of the nervous system in health and disease, comprehensive clinical information on neurological and related disorders, and up-to-date treatment protocols.