Primary headaches

Clinical and therapeutic aspects

Authors

  • Wilson Luiz Sanvito Faculdade de Ciencias Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo
  • Paulo Hélio Monzillo Faculdade de Ciencias Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2176-7262.v30i4p437-448

Keywords:

Headache. Therapeutics.

Abstract

In this review, primary headaches are defined as chronic diseases of episodic or continuous clinical presentation and unknown etiology, but of dysfunctional, not structural nature. The four main categories of primary headache (migraine, cluster headache, stress headache or chronic daily headache) are discussed in their etiopathogenic, clinical and therapeutic aspects.

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Author Biographies

  • Wilson Luiz Sanvito, Faculdade de Ciencias Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo

    Professor Titular de Neurologia da Faculdade de Ciencias Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo

     

  • Paulo Hélio Monzillo, Faculdade de Ciencias Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo

    Professor Visitante da Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo

     

Published

1997-12-30

Issue

Section

Simpósio: Cefaléia

How to Cite

1.
Sanvito WL, Monzillo PH. Primary headaches: Clinical and therapeutic aspects. Medicina (Ribeirão Preto) [Internet]. 1997 Dec. 30 [cited 2024 May 13];30(4):437-48. Available from: https://revistas.usp.br/rmrp/article/view/6798