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Headache as a Real Disease
Author(s) -
Lipton Richard B.,
Bigal Marcelo E.
Publication year - 2008
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.1526-4610.2008.01102.x
Subject(s) - disease , medical diagnosis , medicine , intensive care medicine , psychology , pathology
Acceptance of headache disorders as “real diseases” is now widespread due largely to advances made over the last 50 years in diagnoses, treatment, and the understanding of pathophysiology. Drs. Lipton and Bigal examine the path to acceptance and the impediments that had to be overcome.