Medication-overuse headache

Affiliations

¹ Division of Neurology (Micieli), University of Toronto; Division of Neurology (Robblee), Krembil Neuroscience Centre Headache Clinic, Toronto, Ont.
² Division of Neurology (Micieli), University of Toronto; Division of Neurology (Robblee), Krembil Neuroscience Centre Headache Clinic, Toronto, Ont. robblee@uhn.ca.

Andrew Micieli et al. CMAJ. 2018.

. 2018 Mar 12;190(10):E296.

doi: 10.1503/cmaj.171101.

¹ Division of Neurology (Micieli), University of Toronto; Division of Neurology (Robblee), Krembil Neuroscience Centre Headache Clinic, Toronto, Ont.
² Division of Neurology (Micieli), University of Toronto; Division of Neurology (Robblee), Krembil Neuroscience Centre Headache Clinic, Toronto, Ont. robblee@uhn.ca.

No abstract available

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

Daily analgesia for nonheadache pain may not lead to daily rebound headaches.
Blitzer S. Blitzer S. CMAJ. 2018 Jul 30;190(30):E914. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.69420. CMAJ. 2018. PMID: 30061327 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Look for an underlying cause of headache.
Zitney M. Zitney M. CMAJ. 2018 Jul 30;190(30):E915. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.69424. CMAJ. 2018. PMID: 30061328 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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