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An Approach to the Nature of Tension Headache
Author(s) -
Chun Wang Xing
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
headache: the journal of head and face pain
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.14
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1526-4610
pISSN - 0017-8748
DOI - 10.1111/j.1526-4610.1985.hed2504188.x
Subject(s) - headaches , tension headache , caffeine , muscle tension , medicine , stimulant , anesthesia , psychology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , psychiatry
SYNOPSIS Clinical, EMG and therapeutic studies were used to explore the nature of tension headache. The EMG data indicated that muscle contraction was not important in the genesis of these headaches. In our 402 patients, tiredness, sleepiness, and hypomnesia were very common and, with the headaches, were improved following administration of the CNS stimulant caffeine sodium benzoate. It is suggested that inhibitory mechanisms in the CNS may be important in producing tension headaches.