Neurophysiology of Tension-Type Headaches Jean Schoenen Lars Bendtsen Various neurophysiologic methods have been used in patients with tension-type headache. By far, the most frequent reports have dealt with electromyographic (EMG)…
Sensitization of Myofascial Pain Pathways in Tension-Type Headaches Lars Bendtsen Rolf Detlef Treede Recent studies on tension-type headache indicate that the nociceptive input to the central nervous system may be…
Human Studies of Experimental Pain From Muscle Peter Svensson Messoud Ashina Experimental pain studies in healthy subjects and patients with well-defined pain complaints represent one of many approaches to gaining…
Genetics of Tension-Type Headaches Michael Bjørn Russell Tension-type headache is classified as infrequent, frequent, and chronic types with or without pericranial tenderness (1). INFREQUENT EPISODIC TENSION-TYPE HEADACHE The lifetime prevalence…
Epidemiology of Tension-Type Headaches Rigmor Jensen David Symon The first edition of the International Classification of Headache Diagnosis (ICHD-I) (17) clearly defined tension-type headache (TTH) and distinguished between an episodic…
Tension-Type Headache: Introduction Jes Olesen K. Michael A. Welch Tension-type headaches (TTH) are extremely prevalent when mild and infrequent (6), but they can be frequent and severe, constituting a major…
Chronic Migraines Stephen D. Silberstein Jes Olesen CHRONIC MIGRAINE International Headache Society (IHS) code and diagnosis: 1.5.1 Chronic migraine World Health Organization (WHO) code and diagnosis: G 43.0 Migraine without…
Migrainous Infarction and Migraine Triggered Epilepsy K. Michael A. Welch Marie-Germaine Bousser Julien Bogouslavsky Migraine is associated with an increased risk of strokes between and during attacks (30,115). Various forms…
Status Migrainosus James R. Couch Alessandro S. Zagami STATUS MIGRAINOSUS Definition International Headache Society (IHS) code and diagnosis: 1.5.2 Status migrainosus (9) World Health Organization (WHO) code and diagnosis: G43.2…
Basilar Migraines and Retinal Migraines Marcelo Bigal K. Michael A. Welsh Although the second edition of the International Classification of Headache Disorders (1), preserved the basic classification of migraine without…
