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Medication overuse headaches or rebound headaches are caused by regular, long-term use of medication to treat headaches, such as migraines.

Treatment of medication overuse
Medication overuse ... headaches or rebound ...  headaches are caused ...  to treat headaches ... overuse headache
Pharmacotherapy for Migraine Prophylaxis 

Who is indicated for migraine prophylaxis? Patients who experience more than 3
than 3 migraine headaches ... or at least 8 headache ... severe debilitating headaches ... #Prophylaxis #Medications
Migraine Prevention and Prophylaxis
Who to Consider: 
 • ≥ 4 significant headaches or migraine attacks/month
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4 significant headaches ... /month • ≥ 8 headache ... days/month • Medication-overuse ... headaches • Contraindications ... Preventative Medications
Acute Treatment of Migraine

- BWH Medicine Chiefs @BrighamChiefs

#Migraine #Treatment #management #neurology #headache #medications
management #neurology #headache ... #medications
Oral Antihypertensive Medications - Selection by Comorbidities
Comorbidities: 
 • Stable Angina, HFpEF, HFrEF, AFib, TAA/Marfan, Aortic
Antihypertensive Medications ... Pregnancy, Cluster Headache ... Antihypertensive #Medications
Causes of Headache - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary: Tension, Migraine, Cluster
Extracranial: Medications, Sinusitis, TMJ disorder, Cervicogenic, Glaucoma,
Causes of Headache ... Extracranial: Medications ... uw_IMresidency #Headache
Prophylaxis of Episodic Cluster Headache
Verapamil at a minimum dosage of 240 mg per day is first-line
Episodic Cluster Headache ... prophylaxis for cluster headache ... Management #Cluster #Headache ... #Treatment #Medications
Pharmacologic Treatment of Hypertensive Emergencies in Pregnancy
Drug - Dose range - Onset/oeak/duration - Side effects
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Hydralazine - Headache ... infarction, flushing, headache ... #Pharmacology #Medications
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Causes of Mydriasis:
Dilated pupils (mydriasis) more than 7mm
 • Unilateral
pupil, Migraine Headache ... Mydriasis: - Medications ... Antipsychotic medications ... AntichoIinergic medications ... response - Medications
Triptan Selection - Migraine Management
Choosing triptans:
 • Reponse to given triptan do not predict to others
month to avoid medication-overuse ... headache Rapidly ... pharmacology #selection #headache