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Open Access 01-12-2014 | Editorial

Refractory Headache: One Term does Not cover All – A Statement of the European Headache Federation

Authors: Christian Lampl, Rigmor Jensen, Paolo Martelletti, Dimos-Dimitrios Mitsikostas

Published in: The Journal of Headache and Pain | Issue 1/2014

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In the past years a unifying definition of refractory headache (rH) has been extensively discussed [1, 2] but, to date, has not been agreed upon. It is widely agreed, that refractoriness, for whatever category and disease, implies a high burden with tremendous impact in health related quality of life (HRQoL) [3]. Despite that fact, an overall accepted definition of rH would be more than important for managing and triaging patients to an appropriate level of care and for determining eligibility for epidemiological and clinical studies. …

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Title: Refractory Headache: One Term does Not cover All – A Statement of the European Headache Federation
Authors: Christian Lampl
Rigmor Jensen
Paolo Martelletti
Dimos-Dimitrios Mitsikostas
Publication date: 01-12-2014
Publisher: Springer Milan
Published in: The Journal of Headache and Pain / Issue 1/2014
Print ISSN: 1129-2369
Electronic ISSN: 1129-2377
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1129-2377-15-50

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