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Chansoria M, Vyas N, Mahobia M, Upadhyay R. Headache, Primary Headaches and Their Treatment. J Recent Adv Pain 2017; 3 (2):99-104.
Headache is a symptom which may be associated with a variety of clinical conditions whether the underlying disorder be organic, psychologic or psychophysiologic. Headache disorders can be classified as primary, secondary and specific types of headache.
Patients usually present with primary headache in primary health care settings. More than one type of primary headache may be present in one patient and each headache has to be treated separately. Migraine is the most common severe primary headache disorder.
Conclusion
Every presentation of headache requires care to exclude organic disease, and every presentation provides the opportunity to relieve suffering.
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Upadhyay R, Chansoria M, Mahobia M, Vyas N. Headache, Primary Headaches and Their Treatment. J Recent Adv Pain 2017;3(2):99-104.
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