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Chronic Headache

MedGen UID:
56225
Concept ID:
C0151293
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Chronic Headaches; Headache, Chronic; Headaches, Chronic

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Li H, Wang Y, Oprea AD, Li J
Curr Pain Headache Rep 2022 Jun;26(6):441-452. Epub 2022 Mar 30 doi: 10.1007/s11916-022-01041-x. PMID: 35353358
Raoof N, Hoffmann J
Cephalalgia 2021 Apr;41(4):472-478. Epub 2021 Feb 25 doi: 10.1177/0333102421997093. PMID: 33631966Free PMC Article
Diener HC, Dodick D, Evers S, Holle D, Jensen RH, Lipton RB, Porreca F, Silberstein S, Schwedt T
Lancet Neurol 2019 Sep;18(9):891-902. Epub 2019 Jun 4 doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(19)30146-2. PMID: 31174999

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Rinne M, Garam S, Kukkonen-Harjula K, Tokola K, Häkkinen A, Ylinen J, Nikander R
Clin Rehabil 2023 Oct;37(10):1322-1331. Epub 2023 Apr 25 doi: 10.1177/02692155231170687. PMID: 37097883Free PMC Article
Kępczyńska K, Domitrz I
Toxins (Basel) 2022 Sep 5;14(9) doi: 10.3390/toxins14090619. PMID: 36136557Free PMC Article
Li H, Wang Y, Oprea AD, Li J
Curr Pain Headache Rep 2022 Jun;26(6):441-452. Epub 2022 Mar 30 doi: 10.1007/s11916-022-01041-x. PMID: 35353358
Kelly RB, Willis J
Am Fam Physician 2019 Jul 15;100(2):89-96. PMID: 31305037
Katsarava Z, Obermann M
Curr Opin Neurol 2013 Jun;26(3):276-81. doi: 10.1097/WCO.0b013e328360d596. PMID: 23591682

Diagnosis

Raoof N, Hoffmann J
Cephalalgia 2021 Apr;41(4):472-478. Epub 2021 Feb 25 doi: 10.1177/0333102421997093. PMID: 33631966Free PMC Article
Kaniecki RG, Levin AD
Handb Clin Neurol 2019;167:511-528. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-804766-8.00028-5. PMID: 31753152
Aylward SC, Reem RE
Pediatr Neurol 2017 Jan;66:32-43. Epub 2016 Sep 17 doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2016.08.010. PMID: 27940011
Levin M
Headache 2014 Jan;54(1):12-21. doi: 10.1111/head.12266. PMID: 24127913
Vickers AJ, Cronin AM, Maschino AC, Lewith G, MacPherson H, Foster NE, Sherman KJ, Witt CM, Linde K; Acupuncture Trialists' Collaboration
Arch Intern Med 2012 Oct 22;172(19):1444-53. doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2012.3654. PMID: 22965186Free PMC Article

Therapy

Li H, Wang Y, Oprea AD, Li J
Curr Pain Headache Rep 2022 Jun;26(6):441-452. Epub 2022 Mar 30 doi: 10.1007/s11916-022-01041-x. PMID: 35353358
Raoof N, Hoffmann J
Cephalalgia 2021 Apr;41(4):472-478. Epub 2021 Feb 25 doi: 10.1177/0333102421997093. PMID: 33631966Free PMC Article
Diener HC, Dodick D, Evers S, Holle D, Jensen RH, Lipton RB, Porreca F, Silberstein S, Schwedt T
Lancet Neurol 2019 Sep;18(9):891-902. Epub 2019 Jun 4 doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(19)30146-2. PMID: 31174999
Vickers AJ, Vertosick EA, Lewith G, MacPherson H, Foster NE, Sherman KJ, Irnich D, Witt CM, Linde K; Acupuncture Trialists' Collaboration
J Pain 2018 May;19(5):455-474. Epub 2017 Dec 2 doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2017.11.005. PMID: 29198932Free PMC Article
Espinosa Jovel CA, Sobrino Mejía FE
Neurologia 2017 Jul-Aug;32(6):394-398. Epub 2015 Feb 26 doi: 10.1016/j.nrl.2014.12.016. PMID: 25728949

Prognosis

Cho S, Chu MK
Curr Pain Headache Rep 2023 Oct;27(10):531-542. Epub 2023 Aug 10 doi: 10.1007/s11916-023-01154-x. PMID: 37561314
Vickers AJ, Vertosick EA, Lewith G, MacPherson H, Foster NE, Sherman KJ, Irnich D, Witt CM, Linde K; Acupuncture Trialists' Collaboration
J Pain 2018 May;19(5):455-474. Epub 2017 Dec 2 doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2017.11.005. PMID: 29198932Free PMC Article
Cheung V, Amoozegar F, Dilli E
Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2015 Jan;15(1):509. doi: 10.1007/s11910-014-0509-x. PMID: 25398377
Katsarava Z, Obermann M
Curr Opin Neurol 2013 Jun;26(3):276-81. doi: 10.1097/WCO.0b013e328360d596. PMID: 23591682
Rains JC, Poceta JS
Neurol Clin 2012 Nov;30(4):1285-98. doi: 10.1016/j.ncl.2012.08.014. PMID: 23099138

Clinical prediction guides

Alabbad S, Figueredo N, Yuan H, Silberstein S
Expert Rev Neurother 2024 May;24(5):477-485. Epub 2024 Apr 1 doi: 10.1080/14737175.2024.2332754. PMID: 38557226
Forde G, Duarte RA, Rosen N
Med Clin North Am 2016 Jan;100(1):117-41. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2015.09.006. PMID: 26614723
Katsarava Z, Obermann M
Curr Opin Neurol 2013 Jun;26(3):276-81. doi: 10.1097/WCO.0b013e328360d596. PMID: 23591682
Vickers AJ, Cronin AM, Maschino AC, Lewith G, MacPherson H, Foster NE, Sherman KJ, Witt CM, Linde K; Acupuncture Trialists' Collaboration
Arch Intern Med 2012 Oct 22;172(19):1444-53. doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2012.3654. PMID: 22965186Free PMC Article
Bourin M, Chue P, Guillon Y
CNS Drug Rev 2001 Spring;7(1):25-47. doi: 10.1111/j.1527-3458.2001.tb00189.x. PMID: 11420571Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Bottiroli S, Renzi A, Ballante E, De Icco R, Sances G, Tanzilli A, Vecchi T, Tassorelli C, Galli F
Pain Res Manag 2023;2023:6685372. Epub 2023 Aug 28 doi: 10.1155/2023/6685372. PMID: 37671122Free PMC Article
Vides-Rosales M
Semin Pediatr Neurol 2021 Dec;40:100937. Epub 2021 Sep 30 doi: 10.1016/j.spen.2021.100937. PMID: 34749910
Thabrew H, Stasiak K, Hetrick SE, Wong S, Huss JH, Merry SN
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Aug 15;8(8):CD012489. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012489.pub2. PMID: 30110718Free PMC Article
Probyn K, Bowers H, Caldwell F, Mistry D, Underwood M, Matharu M, Pincus T; CHESS Team
Neurology 2017 Jul 18;89(3):291-301. Epub 2017 Jun 14 doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000004112. PMID: 28615422Free PMC Article
Vickers AJ, Cronin AM, Maschino AC, Lewith G, MacPherson H, Foster NE, Sherman KJ, Witt CM, Linde K; Acupuncture Trialists' Collaboration
Arch Intern Med 2012 Oct 22;172(19):1444-53. doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2012.3654. PMID: 22965186Free PMC Article

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