The history of oxygen inhalation as a treatment for cluster headache
| Autor: | Thijs H. T. Dirkx, Peter J. Koehler, Danielle Y P Haane |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Oxygen inhalation
business.industry Cluster headache Oxygen Inhalation Therapy Treatment method Cluster Headache General Medicine History 20th Century medicine.disease law.invention Angina Migraine Randomized controlled trial law Anesthesia medicine Ergotamine Humans Neurology (clinical) Vascular headache business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Cephalalgia. 32:932-939 |
| ISSN: | 1468-2982 0333-1024 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0333102412452044 |
| Popis: | Overview: Oxygen has been a generally accepted treatment method for cluster headache attacks ever since Kudrow (1981) conducted a controlled trial showing that oxygen was equally or even more effective than ergotamine injections. Purpose: The aim of the present study was to provide a historical perspective of oxygen treatment in cluster headache and to find the origin of this treatment. Oxygen for cluster headache was first described by Horton in 1952 and for migraine patients in 1940 by Alvarez. At the time, neither of the authors provided any reason why they chose for this treatment method. The vasoconstrictive effect of oxygen was not described by Horton until 1961. Conclusion: We suggest that these authors originally adhered to the vasoconstrictive theory of vascular headache that was prevalent in the early 20th century until Wolff demonstrated the contrary in the late 1930s. The early literature describes an analogy between angina pectoris and migraine, as both being due to vasoconstriction. As oxygen was described as a treatment for angina pectoris, this may be the reason why oxygen was tried for migraine and cluster headache at a time when they were not recognized as separate entities. Later it turned out to be more effective for cluster headache. |
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