Open AccessBreakthroughs on the clinical management of headache and questions that need to be solved
Author(s) -
Liu YuCong,
Yang TingTing,
Li Jing,
Xu HuiChan,
Li ShunLian,
Xiong LiuLin
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
ibrain
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2769-2795
pISSN - 2313-1934
DOI - 10.1002/ibra.12003
Subject(s) - headaches , medicine , clinical trial , quality of life (healthcare) , intensive care medicine , prophylactic treatment , headache disorders , psychiatry , pediatrics , surgery , pathology , nursing
Headache is a common refractory disorder among adults, especially in females, which can lower the quality of life in patients and increase medical costs. Nearly 90% of people have been affected by headache disorders during their lifetime. The severe situation of headaches has drawn the attention of researchers in recent years. Although the mechanism of headache has not been fully understood by us, there are many effective preventive drugs and treatments available. This review is aimed to sum up the progress in clinical trials of headaches in the past 5 years.