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  1. Most migraine patients with infrequent attacks are currently not treated with migrainespecific medication such as triptans. The response of these patients to triptans is unknown. The objective of this study wa...

    Authors: P. Tfelt-Hansen, F. W. Bach, D. Daugaard, I. Tsiropoulos and B. Riddersholm
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2006 7:333
  2. Despite the availability of effective treatments, many migraine sufferers in Europe still do not receive optimal treatment. A panel of specialists, primary-care physicians and patient-group representatives met...

    Authors: H.-C. Diener, T. J. Steiner and S. J. Tepper
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2006 7:349
  3. Headache is one of the most common outpatient pain conditions encountered in both physician offices and emergency departments. Establishment of an accurate diagnosis, accomplished only by a thorough history fo...

    Authors: A. Romano, V. Cipriani and A. Bozzao
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2006 7:347
  4. A case valsalva-induced cluster headache is presented. Cluster attacks induced by valsalva manoeuvres alone were only recently described, and such patients have features of cough headache and cluster headache....

    Authors: B. E. McGeeney
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2006 7:345
  5. Botulinum toxin type A (BoNT-A) has been recently suggested as prophylaxis therapy for the treatment of primary headache chronic forms. Several studies on its efficacy are available, but results are often cont...

    Authors: I. Farinelli, G. Coloprisco, S. De Filippis and P. Martelletti
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2006 7:344
  6. We analysed 161 patients with acute migraine in our emergency room (ER) to identify the use of narcotic analgesics as first-line treatment. Twenty-four percent of patients were treated with opioid analgesics a...

    Authors: M. Wasay, K. S. Zaki, S. U. Khan and R. Rehmani
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2006 7:338
  7. The objective was to define the overall treatment expectations of migraineurs. Many studies have defined the expectations of patients regarding their acute migraine treatment but little information is availabl...

    Authors: L. Kelman
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2006 7:322
  8. Effective acute treatment of headache begins with making an accurate diagnosis and ruling out secondary causes of headache. Once a primary headache is diagnosed, it is important to choose the right combination...

    Authors: A. M. Rapoport
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2006 7:327
  9. The appearance in The Journal of Headache and Pain of this paper on an important document of the history of brain anatomy could seem of marginal interest for a journal devoted to clinical and basic research on he...

    Authors: G. Zanchin and R. De Caro
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2006 7:340
  10. The objective was to assess the impact of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) on pain and the autonomic nervous system (ANS) in migraine. Fortytwo people [mean age 41.43±11.69 (SD) years, 36 females] were ...

    Authors: B. M. Clarke, A. R. M. Upton, M. V. Kamath, T. Al-Harbi and C. M. Castellanos
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2006 7:329
  11. The aim of the report is to present a case of an autonomic headache associated with autonomic seizures. A 19-year-old male who had had complex partial seizures for 15 years was admitted with autonomic complain...

    Authors: A. Özge, H. Kaleagasi and F. Yalçin Tasmertek
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2006 7:326
  12. Primary headache and functional abdominal pain prevalences in an unselected populationbased sample of German preschool children and their parents (n=885) were collected in relation to health-related quality of li...

    Authors: G. G. Ostkirchen, F. Andler, F. Hammer, K. D. Pöhler, E. Snyder-Schendel, N. K. Werner, S. Markett, U. Horacek, K. H. Jöckel and H. C. Diener
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2006 7:325
  13. Pain perception involves several cortical areas. Our purpose was to examine cortical activity in patients describing their cephalic pain with the MacGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ). Two SPECT analyses were perfo...

    Authors: F. Mongini, G. Castellano, A. Deregibus, E. Rota and A. Bosco
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2006 7:323
  14. The objective of the study was to investigate comorbidity of migraine in Finnish migraine families. One thousand consecutive participants in the Finnish Migraine Gene Project reported their medical illnesses i...

    Authors: V. Artto, M. Wessman, M. Nissilä, E. Säkö, J. Liukkonen, H. Teirmaa, H. Harno, H. Havanka, M. Ilmavirta, A. Palotie, M. Färkkilä and M. Kallela
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2006 7:319
  15. Chronic migraine (CM) is a disabling condition with not many treatment strategies available. Topiramate is effective in episodic migraine prevention, however little is known about its effect in CM. An open lab...

    Authors: M. F. P. Peres, J. P. P. Mercante, F. C. Tanuri, M. Nunes and E. Zukerman
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2006 7:339
  16. The aim of the study was to define factors that can be used to distinguish migraine headaches from primary non-migraine headaches. Specific characteristics of headaches were analysed in 30 636 children aged 3–...

    Authors: M. Knezevic-Pogancev
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2006 7:312
  17. The aim of this study was to test the efficacy of shortterm transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) treatment in chronic pain with respect to pain intensity and patients’ satisfaction with treatment...

    Authors: J. Oosterhof, T. M. De Boo, R. A. B. Oostendorp, O. H. G. Wilder-Smith and B. J. P. Crul
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2006 7:309
  18. Cervical spine manipulation has been associated with several disorders such as cervical arteries dissection, but rarely has a relationship with intracranial hypotension been reported. We describe a patient sho...

    Authors: N. Morelli, S. Gallerini, S. Gori, A. Chiti, M. Cosottini, G. Orlandi and L. Murri
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2006 7:308
  19. The neuroimaging of headache patients has revolutionised our understanding of the pathophysiology of primary headaches and provided unique insights into these syndromes. Modern imaging studies point, together ...

    Authors: A. May
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2006 7:307
  20. The objective was to examine potential trigger factors of migraine and tension-type headache (TTH) in clinic patients and in subjects from the population and to compare the patients’ personal experience with t...

    Authors: C. Wöber, J. Holzhammer, J. Zeitlhofer, P. Wessely and Ç. Wöber-Bingöl
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2006 7:305
  21. In the Vågå study of headache epidemiology, 1838 or 88.6% of the available 18–65-year-old inhabitants of the commune were included. Everyone was questioned and examined personally by the principal investigator...

    Authors: O. Sjaastad, L. S. Bakketeig and H. C. Petersen
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2006 7:301
  22. The identification of comorbid disorders in migraineurs is important since it may impose therapeutic challenges and limit treatment options. Moreover, the study of comorbidity might lead to improve our knowled...

    Authors: S. Sacco, L. Olivieri, S. Bastianello and A. Carolei
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2006 7:300
  23. The objective was to investigate the importance of genetic and environmental factors for infrequent episodic, frequent episodic and chronic tension-type headache. Twin pairs recruited from the population-based...

    Authors: M. B. Russell, J. Šaltytš-Benth and N. Levi
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2006 7:299
  24. A 21-year-old Caucasian male presented to an oral medicine clinic with bilateral nuchal to frontal headache that was associated with burning eyes and lacrimation. Following a string of previous consultations w...

    Authors: G. S. Antonarakis and M. Hughes
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2006 7:294
  25. Triptans are specific agonists of the serotonergic 5-HT1B/1D receptors that have increasingly been used in the treatment of migraine and cluster headaches. Though they are generally considered safe, there have be...

    Authors: A. Arora and S. Arora
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2006 7:291
  26. The objective is to give an introduction to methods and study designs used in headache epidemiologic studies, to discuss their merits and problems, and to show the potential of such studies. The distinction be...

    Authors: L. J. Stovner
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2006 7:276