Management of Vascular Headache

Horton, Bayard T.

doi:10.1177/000331975901000107

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“…If we assume that the vasoconstrictive effect of oxygen was known, it would seem reasonable to treat both migraine and cluster headache with oxygen, as Horton at first described them as variations of the same disease. In his 1959 paper ‘The management of vascular headache’, Horton made a distinction between migraine and histaminic cephalgia (21). In migraine he distinguished three phases but in histaminic cephalgia only two.…”

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The history of oxygen inhalation as a treatment for cluster headache

2012

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We suggest that these authors originally adhered to the vasoconstrictive theory of vascular headache that was prevalent in the early 20th century until Wolff demonstrated the contrary in the late 1930s. The early literature describes an analogy between angina pectoris and migraine, as both being due to vasoconstriction. As oxygen was described as a treatment for angina pectoris, this may be the reason why oxygen was tried for migraine and cluster headache at a time when they were not recognized as separate entities. Later it turned out to be more effective for cluster headache.

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“…In this paper (21), Horton also described the treatment of both migraine and histaminic cephalgia. He mentioned the effectiveness of vasoconstricting agents in migraine.…”

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The history of oxygen inhalation as a treatment for cluster headache

2012

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“…4 Raynaud's phenomenon, Buerger's disease, angina and hypertension may be worsened. Ischemia of the extremities can occur, producing a spectrum ranging from vague leg numbness through intermittent claudication to gangrene.…”

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“…Ischemia of the extremities can occur, producing a spectrum ranging from vague leg numbness through intermittent claudication to gangrene. 4 Raynaud's phenomenon, Buerger's disease, angina and hypertension may be worsened. Vasoconstriction around the optic nerve head may produce papillitis and ring scotoma.…”

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Management of the Acute Attack of Migraine

Edmeads¹

1973

Headache

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“…Then, sporadic reports about a more or less correctly described cluster headache started to appear on the firmament. But, it was not until just before the last world war that Horton et al [1] described such a headache in so correct terms and in such a number that it soon became part of the general neurologist's and, with time, the general practitioner's life [2].…”

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Cervicogenic Headache: A Real Headache

Antonaci

Sjaastad

2010

Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep

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Although theories regarding headache originating in the neck have existed for more than 150 years, the term "cervicogenic headache" originated in 1983. Early descriptions pinpoint the characteristic symptoms as dizziness, visual disturbances, tinnitus, and "posterior" headache, conceivably as a consequence of arthrosis, infliction upon the vertebral artery, or with a "migrainous" background and occurring in "advanced age." Cervicogenic headache (mean age of onset, 33 years) displays a somewhat different picture: unilateral headache, starting posteriorly, but advancing to the frontal area, most frequently the main site of pain; usually accompanied by ipsilateral arm discomfort, reduced range of motion in the neck, and mechanical precipitation of exacerbations (eg, through external pressure upon hypersensitive, occipital tendon insertions). Treatment options in treatment-resistant cases include cervical stabilization operations and extracranial electrical stimulation. In a personal, population-based study of 1,838 individuals (88.6% of the population), a prevalence of 2.2% "core" cases was found.

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Management of Vascular Headache

Cited by 6 publications

References 9 publications

The history of oxygen inhalation as a treatment for cluster headache

The history of oxygen inhalation as a treatment for cluster headache

Management of the Acute Attack of Migraine

Cervicogenic Headache: A Real Headache

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