Medication Overuse Headache: A Trap for the Headache Patients
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Medication overuse headache.
Medication overuse headache (MOH) is a common and disabling headache disorder. It has a prevalence of about 1-2 % in the general population. The International Classification of Headache Disorders 3rd edition (beta version) has defined MOH as a chronic headache disorder in which the headache occurs on 15 or more days per month due to regular overuse of medication. These headaches must have been ...
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عنوان ژورنال: BIRDEM Medical Journal
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2305-3720,2305-3712
DOI: 10.3329/birdem.v3i2.17213