[Headache caused by analgesic abuse].
| Autor: | Parajuá Pozo JL; Hospital Can Misses, Ibiza., Ballesteros Martínez E |
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| Jazyk: | Spanish; Castilian |
| Zdroj: | Atencion primaria [Aten Primaria] 1994 Jun 15; Vol. 14 (1), pp. 547-9. |
| Abstrakt: | Objective: To assess the frequency of migraines attributable to continuous consumption of analgesics. Design: A longitudinal prospective study of a descriptive type. Setting: A specialised Neurology Clinic within a County hospital, which provides the Primary Care coverage for ibiza and Formentera. Patients: All those patients who were referred to the said clinic over a two-year period. Measurements and Main Results: Nine cases were identified: 1.1% of all patients. The drug involved in 90% of the cases was the aspirin. 100% of the patients were women. Anxiolytics, anti-depressive and Naproxen were used in treatment. In all cases treatment was on an out-patient basis. Over a minimum follow-up period of six months, there was only one relapse. Conclusions: The study shows that although the incidence of this condition at a specialist clinic is low due to self-medication and to the fact that none of the patients was referred with this suspected diagnosis, there is an important gap in knowledge within Primary Care about this treatable condition. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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