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Twelve cases of analgesic headache.
Analgesic headache occurs when drugs given for the treatment of headache aggravate symptoms. The condition is well recognised in adults but has not been described before in children in whom it may be induced by mild analgesics such as paracetamol used alone. Twelve children (nine girls and three boys, aged 6 to 16.5 years) with analgesic headache (from three months to 10 years) are reported. Fi...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1995
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.310.6978.479