Chronic primary headache : Frontline of the diagnosis and management

Abstract

Although primary headaches are common and disabling neurological disorders, practical management of these disease still remain to be improved.

I introduced relevant recent advances of management of primary headache disorders and the International classifications of headache disorders by International Headache Society and its Japanese translation of Japanese Headache Society, and Japanese guideline for management of chronic headaches. I especially focused on acute treatment and prophylactic treatment of migraine headaches and management of trigeminal autonomic cephalalgia.