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Neurological Sciences
Published in: Neurological Sciences 1/2009

01-05-2009 | Oral Communication

Behavioral plus pharmacological treatment versus pharmacological treatment only for chronic migraine with medication overuse after day-hospital withdrawal

Authors: Licia Grazzi, Susanna Usai, Anna Prunesti, Gennaro Bussone, Frank Andrasik

Published in: Neurological Sciences | Special Issue 1/2009

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Abstract

Chronic migraine with medication overuse is a difficult problem to manage. Different withdrawal approaches have been tried, with different results. Withdrawal in a day-hospital setting is a recent modality. Results obtained from this last approach have been encouraging. Behavioral techniques combined with pharmacological therapies are effective to enforce the clinical improvement in chronic migraine patients with medication overuse. In this study, a clinical experience where day-hospital withdrawal is followed by pharmacological treatment and on the other side pharmacological treatment is combined with behavioral approach is discussed.
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Metadata
Title
Behavioral plus pharmacological treatment versus pharmacological treatment only for chronic migraine with medication overuse after day-hospital withdrawal
Authors
Licia Grazzi
Susanna Usai
Anna Prunesti
Gennaro Bussone
Frank Andrasik
Publication date
01-05-2009
Publisher
Springer Milan
Published in
Neurological Sciences / Issue Special Issue 1/2009
Print ISSN: 1590-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1590-3478
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-009-0065-3

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