Chronic Daily Headache Disorders and Their Management- A Study

Al Turaifi, Adilah Hamoud; Al-Qarni, Salem Mohammed; AL-Dossary, Ashwaq Fathi Nasser; Alsagaihe, Khalid Abdulrahman; Alshabeeb, Fatimah Ibrahim; Alhendi, Dareen Hussain; Almaghaslah, Sokinh Ahmed; Alsufi, Abdullah Mohammad; Almozayin, Fatimah Taqi; Molawi, Bassam Sameer

doi:10.12816/0041528

Chronic Daily Headache Disorders and Their Management- A Study

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Ibn Sina National College

² Almajaridah Health Care Center

³ University of Imama Abdurhman Bin Faisal

⁴ Almaaraefa Colleges

⁵ Yemen University of Science And Technology

⁶ Taibah University

⁷ Pavol Jozef Safarik University

⁸ Arabian Gulf University

⁹ Umm Alqura University

10.12816/0041528

Abstract

Background: headaches account for 10% of all consultations with the general practitioner, and the third leading cause of emergency department visits. The current prevalence of headache can go from 7.4% to 22.7% and may be associated with much comorbidity, and can cause significant disabilities in an individual’s quality of life.
Methodology: in this paper we carried out a systematic review on 32 observational (nonrandomized) studies using PUBMED. Aim: our aim in the study is to evaluate the prevalence, associated risk factors, pathogenesis, management, and the effect on quality of life caused due to chronic headaches.
Conclusion: chronic headache adds to a huge burden in overall health care system, and a very frequent general practice visit. Treatment of this type of headache is very challenging due to its chronicity as well as its risk of conversion into medication onset headache. More researches that can promise better quality of life for individuals that suffer from chronic daily headache must be done.

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