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MOU headache is a secondary headache
Source: AMBOSS - https://next.amboss.com/us/article/YL0nwg?q=primary%20vs%20secondary%20headaches#5U1idT0
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- Stop those meds!
- Also known as analgesic rebound headaches, drug-induced headaches, or medication-misuse headaches
Diagnostic criteria
- > 15 headaches/month
- Regular overuse of an analgesic > 3 months
- Development or worsening of a headache during medication overuse
- Headache resolves or reverts to its previous pattern within 2 months after discontinuation of overused medication
- > 15 headaches/month
- Regular overuse of an analgesic > 3 months
- Development or worsening of a headache during medication overuse
- Headache resolves or reverts to its previous pattern within 2 months after discontinuation of overused medication
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