Pshycological Consideration on Headache

Consideration on Hemicraniectomy

Decompressive hemicraniectomy is a surgical technique used to relieve the increased intracranial pressure. There is no standardized surgical technique to clearly state the minimum area of the cranial vault needed to obtain the best results. The aim of the current paper is to present our surgical technique and experience used in performing hemicraniectomies, technique that we consider optimal fo...

[Studies on chronic headache--with particular reference to dysrhythmic headache].

概要 本研究は律動異常性頭痛症 の存在 と意義を確立す ることを目的 とし,慢 性一次性頭痛 症の臨床 像 と脳波像 との関係 を検索 し,そ の病態生理機構を考察 した.発 作性頭痛症382例 の61%に 脳波異常 がみ られ,そ の波形は発作性徐波 律動異常 と6,7ま たは14c/s陽 性棘波が主であつ た.こ の発作症 の 脳波正常群 と異常群 との臨床像を比較す ると,正 常群では,初 発平均年令25.7才,頭 痛は片側性,眼 症状を伴 うもの,遺 伝素因が多 く,血管 調整薬が有効(81%)で あ り,一 方異常群 では,初 発 平均年令 19.9才 と若 く,頭 痛 の片側性少な く,眩暈 を伴 うもの,脳 疾患 の既往を有す るものが多 く(42%),抗 てんかん剤が有効(82%)で あつた.な お発作中の異常脳 波所見 は増悪 した.以 上 よ り脳波異常を有す る...

Effect of Options on Consideration

A dental perspective on headache.

Patients complaining of pain in tooth bearing regions of the oral cavity may be suffering from a disorder unrelated to pulpal pathology. Unnecessary dental procedures may complicate the diagnosis and aggravate the underlying disorder. Referral of pain to the oral cavity and teeth may easily be explained by the extensive neurological connections of the trigeminal brain stem complex with other cr...

ACUPUNCTURE AND HEADACHE About headache

Headache is one of the most frequent reasons for medical consultations, in both general practice and neurology clinics.(Steiner 2007) Migraine has been covered in a separate Fact Sheet so this one will focus on tension-type headache. These occur in up to around 80% of the UK adult population(Steiner 2007), and are more prevalent in women (65% of cases in one survey).(Friedman 1954) Symptoms beg...