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  1. A new form of headache, whose attacks seem to be stereotyped, has been recently reported; because of the peculiarity of its onset, strictly related to airplane travel, the name of “Airplane headache” was propo...

    Authors: Federico Mainardi, Carlo Lisotto, Claudia Palestini, Paola Sarchielli, Ferdinando Maggioni and Giorgio Zanchin
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2007 8:390
  2. This tutorial describes different methods and results of genetic studies of primary headaches. A positive family history is imprecise, because it does not specify the number of affected, family size or relatio...

    Authors: Michael Bjørn Russell
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2007 8:389
  3. The relation between primary headaches (PH) and pain related to spontaneous cervical artery dissection (SCAD) is still unclear, as well as the progress of PH after dissection. To investigate this relation, the...

    Authors: Cynthia R. Campos, Marcelo Calderaro, Milberto Scaff and Adriana B. Conforto
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2007 8:387
  4. The goal of this study was to explore the relationship between indicators of sympathoneural, sympathomedullar and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) activity and stress-induced head and shoulder-neck ...

    Authors: Rune Bang Leistad, Lars Jacob Stovner, Linda R. White, Kristian B. Nilsen, Rolf H. Westgaard and Trond Sand
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2007 8:384
  5. The objective of this study was to investigate the association between polymorphisms of the hypocretin receptor 2 gene (HCRTR2) and the risk of cluster headache (CH). The study is a meta-analysis of published cas...

    Authors: Innocenzo Rainero, Elisa Rubino, Walter Valfrè, Salvatore Gallone, Paola De Martino, Erika Zampella and Lorenzo Pinessi
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2007 8:383
  6. Posterior scleritis is a rare cause of ocular pain, due to scleral inflammation, presenting with periocular pain, pain on movement and decreased vision. Although anterior scleritis may be associated with this ...

    Authors: Ferdinando Maggioni, Silvia Ruffatti, Federica Viaro, Federico Mainardi, Carlo Lisotto and Giorgio Zanchin
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2007 8:372
  7. Ophthalmoplegic migraine (OM) is a rare form of primary headache. Because of its rarity, only a few cases, mostly symptomatic, are reported. We analyse nine cases among 52 973 adults who suffer from headaches ...

    Authors: Pierric Giraud, Dominique Valade, Michel Lanteri-Minet, Anne Donnet, Gilles Geraud and Evelyne Guégan-Massardier
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2007 8:371
  8. SUNCT is a rare condition characterised by a short-lasting periorbital pain associated with autonomic symptoms and is usually unresponsive to pharmacological treatment. We report a case of SUNCT syndrome linke...

    Authors: Domenico Bosco, Angelo Labate, Pasquale Mungari, Sergio Vero and Antonietta Fava
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2007 8:370
  9. The economic benefits of daily migraine prevention have been subject to ongoing debate. This study was undertaken to determine if the initiation of prevention had an observable effect on ambulatory health care...

    Authors: Joshua Devine, Ronald Hadsall, Richard Cline, Jon Schommer and Beth Virnig
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2007 8:369
  10. The vasomotor effects of ergotamine and dihydroergotamine (DHE) on the middle cerebral artery (MCA) of rats were studied using the pressurised arteriography method and in vitro myographs. MCAs from Sprague–Dawley...

    Authors: Peer Tfelt-Hansen, Elisabeth Nilsson and Lars Edvinsson
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2007 8:368
  11. We report the methodology of an epidemiological survey of the prevalences of migraine, tension-type headache and chronic daily headache in Georgia. Medical residents visited adjacent households in Tbilisi to i...

    Authors: Zaza Katsarava, Maka Kukava, Ekaterine Mirvelashvili, Alexander Tavadze, Anna Dzagnidze, Mamuka Djibuti and Timothy J. Steiner
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2007 8:367
  12. The objective of this study was to investigate the importance of genetics in tension-type headache. A MEDLINE search from 1966 to December 2006 was performed for “tension-type headache and prevalence” and “ten...

    Authors: Michael Bjørn Russell
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2007 8:366
  13. Psychiatric comorbidity, mainly anxiety and depression, are common in chronic migraine (CM). Phobias are reported by half of CM patients. Phobic avoidance associated with fear of headache or migraine attack ha...

    Authors: M. F. P. Peres, J. P. P. Mercante, V. Z. Guendler, F. Corchs, M. A. Bernik, E. Zukerman and S. D. Silberstein
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2007 8:361
  14. In medical research, the placebo effect is an important methodological tool. Placebo is given to participants in clinical trials, with the intention of mimicking an experimental intervention. The "nocebo" effe...

    Authors: F. Antonaci, P. Chimento, H.-C. Diener, G. Sances and G. Bono
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2007 8:360
  15. Little information exists about a causal association between PFO and migraine. Some patients identify Valsalva-provoking activities (VPA) as migraine triggers. Therefore, we speculate about a pathogenic connec...

    Authors: J. Tembl, A. Lago, T. Sevilla, P. Solis and J. Vilchez
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2007 8:359
  16. The objective was to discover possible psychological factors influencing treatment outcome for headache patients referred to psychological treatment in a tertiary headache centre by initial assessment using th...

    Authors: J. S. Hansen, L. Bendtsen and R. Jensen
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2007 8:358
  17. We describe a case of atypical primary headache strongly responsive to prolonged pressure in the anterior aspect of the neck. We hypothesize that, at least in this case, the trigemino-cervical system and its c...

    Authors: F. Di Stani, M. Calabresi, M. Pappagallo, L. Scattoni, G. Bruti and R. Cerbo
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2007 8:355
  18. The objective of the study was to assess the efficacy of 6 mg subcutaneous (SC) sumatriptan to treat migraine and the relationship between response of migraine and cutaneous allodynia in a population of migrai...

    Authors: S. Diamond, F. G. Freitag, A. Feoktistov and G. Nissan
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2007 8:354
  19. The objective of this study was to assess the personality profile of a sample of Mexican patients with migraine using the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI). A cross-sectional study was performed includ...

    Authors: S. Sánchez-Román, J. F. Téllez-Zenteno, F. Zermeño-Phols, G. García-Ramos, A. Velázquez, P. Derry, M. Hernández, A. Resendiz and U. M. Guevara-López
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2007 8:352
  20. The usual recommended duration of preventive treatment for migraine is 3–6 months. Our aim was to explore how many patients attending a specialised clinic need prolonged preventive treatment for longer than on...

    Authors: J. Pascual, Y. el Berdei and J. C. Gómez-Sánchez
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2007 8:351
  21. The objective was to describe the premorbid state of migraine with juvenile onset. Thirty subjects with migraine and 30 healthy subjects were enrolled in a case-control study. A structured questionnaire (Child...

    Authors: F. Salvadori, V. Gelmi and F. Muratori
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2007 8:334
  22. Acetylsalicylic acid (ASA, Aspirin) is among the most used drugs worldwide. At present, Aspirin represents a quite versatile drug employed in the control of pain symptomatologies and in situations such as prev...

    Authors: I. Farinelli and P. Martelletti
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2007 8:357
  23. Most migraine patients with infrequent attacks are currently not treated with migrainespecific medication such as triptans. The response of these patients to triptans is unknown. The objective of this study wa...

    Authors: P. Tfelt-Hansen, F. W. Bach, D. Daugaard, I. Tsiropoulos and B. Riddersholm
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2006 7:333
  24. Despite the availability of effective treatments, many migraine sufferers in Europe still do not receive optimal treatment. A panel of specialists, primary-care physicians and patient-group representatives met...

    Authors: H.-C. Diener, T. J. Steiner and S. J. Tepper
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2006 7:349
  25. Headache is one of the most common outpatient pain conditions encountered in both physician offices and emergency departments. Establishment of an accurate diagnosis, accomplished only by a thorough history fo...

    Authors: A. Romano, V. Cipriani and A. Bozzao
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2006 7:347
  26. A case valsalva-induced cluster headache is presented. Cluster attacks induced by valsalva manoeuvres alone were only recently described, and such patients have features of cough headache and cluster headache....

    Authors: B. E. McGeeney
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2006 7:345
  27. Botulinum toxin type A (BoNT-A) has been recently suggested as prophylaxis therapy for the treatment of primary headache chronic forms. Several studies on its efficacy are available, but results are often cont...

    Authors: I. Farinelli, G. Coloprisco, S. De Filippis and P. Martelletti
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2006 7:344
  28. We analysed 161 patients with acute migraine in our emergency room (ER) to identify the use of narcotic analgesics as first-line treatment. Twenty-four percent of patients were treated with opioid analgesics a...

    Authors: M. Wasay, K. S. Zaki, S. U. Khan and R. Rehmani
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2006 7:338
  29. The objective was to define the overall treatment expectations of migraineurs. Many studies have defined the expectations of patients regarding their acute migraine treatment but little information is availabl...

    Authors: L. Kelman
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2006 7:322
  30. The objective was to determine the impact of migraine on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among Canadians. Analysis was based on the public use microdata set of the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS...

    Authors: P. Brna, K. Gordon and J. Dooley
    Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2006 8:320