American Board Of Pain Medicine
Prophylaxis a must for cluster headache patients.(Pain Medicine)Finn, Robert LAS VEGAS -- Every cluster headache patient needs to be on a prophylactic drug, Todd D. Rozen, M.D., said at a symposium sponsored by the American Headache Society.
"I tell them, 'I'm not happy, and you shouldn't be happy, until you're cluster free on prevention,'" noted Dr. Rozen, who is with the Michigan Head-Pain and Neurological Institute in Ann Arbor.
There are two types of prophylaxis for cluster headache: transitional treatments, which are intended to prevent cluster headaches from occurring for a short period of time (typically 7-14 days), and ...
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