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Analgesic overuse headache

MedGen UID:
101090
•Concept ID:
C0522254
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Analgesic Overuse Headache; Analgesic Overuse Headaches; Headache, Analgesic Overuse; Headache, Medication Overuse; Headaches, Analgesic Overuse; Headaches, Medication Overuse; Medication Overuse Headache; Medication Overuse Headaches; Overuse Headache, Medication; Overuse Headaches, Medication
SNOMED CT: Analgesic overuse headache (103012002)

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Post-traumatic headache attributed to traumatic brain injury: classification, clinical characteristics, and treatment.
Ashina H, Eigenbrodt AK, Seifert T, Sinclair AJ, Scher AI, Schytz HW, Lee MJ, De Icco R, Finkel AG, Ashina M
Lancet Neurol 2021 Jun;20(6):460-469. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(21)00094-6. PMID: 34022171
Diagnosis and Management of Headache: A Review.
Robbins MS
JAMA 2021 May 11;325(18):1874-1885. doi: 10.1001/jama.2021.1640. PMID: 33974014
Evaluation and Management of the Emergency Department Headache.
Filler L, Akhter M, Nimlos P
Semin Neurol 2019 Feb;39(1):20-26. Epub 2019 Feb 11 doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1677023. PMID: 30743289

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Morphometric changes over the whole brain in caffeine-containing combination-analgesic-overuse headache.
Chen X, Chen Z, Dong Z, Liu M, Yu S
Mol Pain 2018 Jan-Dec;14:1744806918778641. doi: 10.1177/1744806918778641. PMID: 29877133Free PMC Article
Chronic migraine: current concepts and ongoing treatments.
Negro A, Rocchietti-March M, Fiorillo M, Martelletti P
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2011 Dec;15(12):1401-20. PMID: 22288302
Caffeine and headaches.
Shapiro RE
Curr Pain Headache Rep 2008 Aug;12(4):311-5. doi: 10.1007/s11916-008-0052-z. PMID: 18625110
Medications associated with probable medication overuse headache reported in a tertiary care headache center over a 15-year period.
Meskunas CA, Tepper SJ, Rapoport AM, Sheftell FD, Bigal ME
Headache 2006 May;46(5):766-72. doi: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2006.00442.x. PMID: 16643579
Glutamate and nitric oxide pathway in chronic daily headache: evidence from cerebrospinal fluid.
Gallai V, Alberti A, Gallai B, Coppola F, Floridi A, Sarchielli P
Cephalalgia 2003 Apr;23(3):166-74. doi: 10.1046/j.1468-2982.2003.00552.x. PMID: 12662182

Diagnosis

The impact of an online adult headache guideline on headache referrals to the neurology clinic.
Huang L, Bourke D, Ranta A
Intern Med J 2021 Aug;51(8):1251-1254. doi: 10.1111/imj.14959. PMID: 33196138
Chronic migraine: current concepts and ongoing treatments.
Negro A, Rocchietti-March M, Fiorillo M, Martelletti P
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2011 Dec;15(12):1401-20. PMID: 22288302
Caffeine and headaches.
Shapiro RE
Curr Pain Headache Rep 2008 Aug;12(4):311-5. doi: 10.1007/s11916-008-0052-z. PMID: 18625110
Fibromyalgia and headache: an epidemiological study supporting migraine as part of the fibromyalgia syndrome.
Marcus DA, Bernstein C, Rudy TE
Clin Rheumatol 2005 Nov;24(6):595-601. Epub 2005 May 18 doi: 10.1007/s10067-005-1121-x. PMID: 15902517
Validation of a brief nurse-administered migraine assessment tool.
Marcus DA, Kapelewski C, Jacob RG, Rudy TE, Furman JM
Headache 2004 Apr;44(4):328-32. doi: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2004.04076.x. PMID: 15109357

Therapy

Morphometric changes over the whole brain in caffeine-containing combination-analgesic-overuse headache.
Chen X, Chen Z, Dong Z, Liu M, Yu S
Mol Pain 2018 Jan-Dec;14:1744806918778641. doi: 10.1177/1744806918778641. PMID: 29877133Free PMC Article
Chronic migraine: current concepts and ongoing treatments.
Negro A, Rocchietti-March M, Fiorillo M, Martelletti P
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2011 Dec;15(12):1401-20. PMID: 22288302
Caffeine and headaches.
Shapiro RE
Curr Pain Headache Rep 2008 Aug;12(4):311-5. doi: 10.1007/s11916-008-0052-z. PMID: 18625110
Orbitofrontal cortex involvement in chronic analgesic-overuse headache evolving from episodic migraine.
Fumal A, Laureys S, Di Clemente L, Boly M, Bohotin V, Vandenheede M, Coppola G, Salmon E, Kupers R, Schoenen J
Brain 2006 Feb;129(Pt 2):543-50. Epub 2005 Dec 5 doi: 10.1093/brain/awh691. PMID: 16330505
Should butalbital-containing analgesics be banned? Yes.
Young WB, Siow HC
Curr Pain Headache Rep 2002 Apr;6(2):151-5. doi: 10.1007/s11916-002-0012-y. PMID: 11872187

Prognosis

Medications associated with probable medication overuse headache reported in a tertiary care headache center over a 15-year period.
Meskunas CA, Tepper SJ, Rapoport AM, Sheftell FD, Bigal ME
Headache 2006 May;46(5):766-72. doi: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2006.00442.x. PMID: 16643579
Validation of a brief nurse-administered migraine assessment tool.
Marcus DA, Kapelewski C, Jacob RG, Rudy TE, Furman JM
Headache 2004 Apr;44(4):328-32. doi: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2004.04076.x. PMID: 15109357

Clinical prediction guides

Cerebral blood flow changes in patients with probable medication-overuse headache.
Savrun FK, Goksan B, Savrun M, Sahin R, Sahin S
Funct Neurol 2008 Apr-Jun;23(2):83-6. PMID: 18671908
Endocannabinoids in chronic migraine: CSF findings suggest a system failure.
Sarchielli P, Pini LA, Coppola F, Rossi C, Baldi A, Mancini ML, Calabresi P
Neuropsychopharmacology 2007 Jun;32(6):1384-90. Epub 2006 Nov 22 doi: 10.1038/sj.npp.1301246. PMID: 17119542
Fibromyalgia and headache: an epidemiological study supporting migraine as part of the fibromyalgia syndrome.
Marcus DA, Bernstein C, Rudy TE
Clin Rheumatol 2005 Nov;24(6):595-601. Epub 2005 May 18 doi: 10.1007/s10067-005-1121-x. PMID: 15902517
Validation of a brief nurse-administered migraine assessment tool.
Marcus DA, Kapelewski C, Jacob RG, Rudy TE, Furman JM
Headache 2004 Apr;44(4):328-32. doi: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2004.04076.x. PMID: 15109357

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