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  1. A 66–year–old man suffered from a drug–resistant, leftsided headache with autonomic signs, triggered by the supine position. The acromegalic facies initially suggested a possible increase in basal plasma level...

    Authors: N. Marzocchi, M. M. Cainazzo, D. Catellani and L. A. Pini
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2005 6:170
  2. The aim of this prospective, randomised, double–blind study was to evaluate the efficacy of intramuscular (IM) tramadol 100 mg in emergency department treatment of acute migraine attack and to compare it with ...

    Authors: Z. Engindeniz, C. Demircan, N. Karli, E. Armagan, M. Bulut, T. Aydin and M. Zarifoglu
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2005 6:169
  3. The objective was to determine the frequency of headache subtypes, according to International Headache Society (IHS) criteria, in a population of children below 6 years visiting a Center for Diagnosis and Trea...

    Authors: V. Raieli, M. Eliseo, E. Pandolfi, M. La Vecchia, G. La Franca, D. Puma and D. Ragusa
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2005 6:168
  4. The objective was to identify the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of a large sample of patients with migraine in Mexico City. This cross–sectional study was performed in two tertiary centers in M...

    Authors: J. F. Téllez–Zenteno, G. García–Ramos, F. Zermeño–Pöhls and A. Velazquez
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2005 6:167
  5. We assessed demographics, diagnoses, course, severity, impact and treatment of primary headache outpatients from records in the Headache and Pain Clinic, Neurological Department, Zürich University Hospital. Al...

    Authors: S. Kozak*, A. R. Gantenbein*, H. Isler, K. R. Merikangas, J. Angst, A. Gamma and R. Agosti
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2005 6:166
  6. Oral triptans are effective and well tolerated acute treatments for migraine, but clinical differences between them are small and difficult to measure in conventional clinical trials. Patient preference assess...

    Authors: A. J. Dowson, S. J. Tepper and C. Dahlöf
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2005 6:164
  7. B.D. is a 48–year–old professional woman. She has been suffering for migraine since she was 28, but she did not have serious problems until last year, when headache episodes became more frequent and it was nec...

    Authors: S. de Filippis, E. Salvatori, A. Bozzao, L. M. Fantozzi and P. Martelletti
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2005 6:159
  8. Headache, and migraine in particular, is the main neurological reason for consultation. We present the case of a 48–year–old woman who experienced a transformation of her episodic migraine attacks into daily h...

    Authors: J. Pascual and C. Leno
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2005 6:158
  9. Cluster headache (CH) is a well characterized primary headache disorder. Nevertheless, symptomatic CH has been reported in association with various underlying diseases. Symptomatic cluster headache related to ...

    Authors: F. Maggioni, F. Dainese, F. Mainardi, C. Lisotto and G. Zanchin
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2005 6:157
  10. The objective was to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of oral sumatriptan (100 mg) in patients who self–reported with menstrually related migraine. A prospective, multicentre, randomised, double–blind, p...

    Authors: A. J. Dowson, H. Massiou and S. K. Aurora
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2005 6:156
  11. In this study we evaluated the presence of patent foramen ovale (PFO) in a cohort of 25 consecutive patients suffering from migraine with aura (MA) during an attack presenting to the emergency ward of an Itali...

    Authors: G. Ferrarini, G. Malferrari, R. Zucco, O. Gaddi, M. Norina and L.. A.. Pini
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2005 6:154
  12. For more than a century neurogenic inflammation has been proposed to have a role in various human diseases. The present review will cover the conceptual steps of the itinerary that has led to the conclusion th...

    Authors: P. Geppetti, J. G. Capone, M. Trevisani, P. Nicoletti, G. Zagli and M. R. Tola
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2005 6:153
  13. The objective is to present training on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) prepared by the Disability Italian Network (DIN) and to present strategies of ICF disseminat...

    Authors: M. Leonardi*, J. Bickenbach, A. Raggi, M. Sala, P. Guzzon, M. R. Valsecchi, G. Fusaro, E. Russo, C. Francescutti, U. Nocentini and A. Martinuzzi
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2005 6:173
  14. Chronic migraine management almost always requires daily oral preventative medication with potential adverse effects. Daily oral preventative therapy may also not be effective in terminating chronic migraine. ...

    Authors: J. A. Charles and S. Jotkowitz
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2005 6:148
  15. The objective was to investigate possible psychosocial factors in chronic daily headache (HA) by comparing those with chronic daily HA to matched patients with chronic episodic HA and to matched non–HA control...

    Authors: L K. Barton-Donovan and E. B. Blanchard
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2005 6:147
  16. The objective is to identify the pathogenesis of each autonomic manifestation in cluster headache (CH). Through a deductive statistics method (factor analysis) we analysed the type of autonomic symptoms report...

    Authors: R. Gil Gouveia, E. Parreira and I. Pavão Martins
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2005 6:146
  17. The results obtained by percutaneous cervical cordotomy (PCC) were analysed in 43 terminally ill cancer patients treated in our institution from 1998 to 2001. We wished to determine whether there is still a pl...

    Authors: B. J. P. Crul, L. M. Blok, J. van Egmond and R. T. M. van Dongen
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2005 6:145
  18. This study aimed to gain insight into the management of migraine and chronic daily headache (CDH) from the patients’ perspective. This article outlines the patients’ perceptions of migraine and chronic daily h...

    Authors: M. Peters, H. Huijer Abu-Saad, V. Vydelingum, A. Dowson and M. Murphy
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2005 6:144
  19. The aim is to deepen our understanding of headache by three approaches. First, by trying to feel patients’ total experience by eliciting their symptoms in detail, and from their reactions to these experiences....

    Authors: J. N. Blau
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2005 6:143
  20. Cluster headache (CH) is a rare but severe headache disorder characterised by repeated unilateral head pain attacks accompanied by ipsilateral autonomic features. In episodic CH, there are periods of headache ...

    Authors: I. Favier, J. Haan and M. D. Ferrari
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2005 6:142
  21. Authors: Giorgio Zanchin
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2004 5:140
  22. The following is the case of a 55-year-old woman showing palpebral ecchymoses ipsilateral to the symptomatic side during migraine episodes. The lesions are not associated with oedema or other vegetative manife...

    Authors: Donato Nozzolillo, Claudio Negro, Cecilia Nozzoli, Augusto de Rini, Vincenzo Marco and Bruno Passarella
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2004 5:136
  23. The objective was to assess the effect of botulinum toxin type-A (BTX-A) in treating chronic tension-type headache (CTTH). A single centre, open label, pilot study was carried out at the Headache and Pain Cent...

    Authors: Mauro Porta and Giorgio Maggioni
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2004 5:135
  24. The objective was to identify a subset of preferred triptans from among available agents. A criterion of dominance was applied to statistically significant differences which emerged from a recent meta-analysis...

    Authors: Douglas C. McCrory and Paul Williams
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2004 5:134
  25. Septoplasty is one of the most common nasal operations performed in otorhinolaryngological practice. At the end of the operation, most surgeons place nasal packings and remove them after 48–72 hours. The remov...

    Authors: Emine O. Tulunay, Faik C. Tulunay, Sinem E. Gulmez, Hakan Ergun and Alp Demireller
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2004 5:133
  26. The objectives were to compare patient preference for zolmitriptan nasal spray with their current acute therapies for migraine (by asking whether or not they wished to continue to use zolmitriptan nasal spray)...

    Authors: Carl G. H. Dahlöf, Mattias Linde and Erika Kerekes
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2004 5:132
  27. Sleep disorders and headache are frequently comorbid. Anatomical, biochemical and physiologic common features and pathways could explain the bidirectional influence between sleep disorders and headache. One of...

    Authors: Francomichele Puca†, Maria Pia Prudenzano, Mariantonietta Savarese and Sergio Genco
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2004 5(Suppl 2):126

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 5 Supplement 2

  28. The importance of the neuropsychological aspect in patients affected by tension headache is highlighted by different data in the literature as well as the results of a multicentric Italian study on comorbidity...

    Authors: Luciana Ciannella, Nino N. Capobianco, Amedeo D’Alessio and Michele Feleppa
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2004 5(Suppl 2):121

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 5 Supplement 2

  29. Hemicrania continua was described in 1984 by Sjastaad and Spierings as a unilateral, almost always side-locked headache that is continuous and fluctuating in intensity. There are added pain exacerbation period...

    Authors: Alan M. Rapoport and Marcello E. Bigal
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2004 5(Suppl 2):119

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 5 Supplement 2

  30. Migraine and cerebrovascular disease are linked in different ways: migraine may be a potential cause of stroke as in migrainous infarction, headache may be a symptom of cerebrovascular disease and also a risk ...

    Authors: Vittorio Di Piero, Novella Bonaffini and Marta Altieri
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2004 5(Suppl 2):114

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 5 Supplement 2

  31. Research in the field of headache treatment has experienced a marked impetus in the last few years. In the era of the triptans, the treatment modality of this disease has been revolutionised, and though most o...

    Authors: Giovanni Mazzotta, Francesca Floridi, Andrea Alberti and Paola Sarchielli
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2004 5(Suppl 2):111

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 5 Supplement 2

  32. Several studies have investigated brain bioelectrical activity with the aid of electroencephalographic brain mapping in migraine patients examined in the interictal period or during a spontaneous attack. The p...

    Authors: Andrea Alberti, Giovanni Mazzotta, Francesca Galletti and Paola Sarchielli
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2004 5(Suppl 2):107

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 5 Supplement 2

  33. We present a case of cold-induced visual symptoms in a 74-year-old woman with a history of migraine headaches. Migraine without aura was the starting symptom. It coexisted later with a typical pain of ice crea...

    Authors: Luis-C. Álvaro, Fernando Sádaba and Carlos Cortina
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2004 5:102