Neurol. praxi. 2009;10(3):172-178

Headache diagnosis and treatment in the Czech Republic

MUDr. Jolana Marková^1,2

¹ Neurologické oddělení Nemocnice Kladno, Regionální poradna pro diagnostiku a léčbu bolesti

² Neurologická klinika, Fakultní Thomayerova nemocnice, Praha

In the introduction, the author describes the history of the Czech Headache Society which has played an important role in developing

the knowledge of headaches in the Czech Republic. Next, the IHS headache classification is briefly mentioned and an overview is given

of the most commonly occurring primary as well as secondary headaches – migraine, tension headache, cluster headache syndrome,

headaches related to head and/or neck injury, headaches related to cerebrovascular disease, headaches related to intracranial involvement

of other than vascular aetiology, headaches related to the use or discontinuation of a pharmacologically active substance, and

cervicogenic headaches. For each type of headache, the clinical presentation and therapy are described.

Keywords: headache, migraine, tension headaches, cluster headache, secondary headaches.

Published: July 1, 2009  Show citation