Headache
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Sumatriptan in patients with postdural puncture headache.
To determine the efficacy of sumatriptan in the management of patients presenting for an epidural blood patch for the management of postdural puncture headache. ⋯ We do not recommend sumatriptan in patients who have exhausted conservative management of postdural puncture headache.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Treatment of tension-type headache with botulinum toxin type A: a double-blind, placebo-controlled study.
To determine whether injections of botulinum toxin could be of therapeutic value in the treatment of tension-type headache. ⋯ The findings of our study strongly support the hypothesis that peripheral mechanisms, such as increased muscle tenderness, only play a minor role in the pathogenesis of tension-type headache.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Use of percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (PENS) in the short-term management of headache.
To evaluate the short-term effects of percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (PENS) in the management of three types of chronic headache. ⋯ Percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation appears to be a useful complementary therapy to analgesic and antimigraine drugs for the short-term management of headache. Interestingly, the analgesic response to PENS therapy appears to be independent of the origin of the headache symptoms.