Neurológia pre prax 3/2009

Headache diagnosis and treatment in the Czech Republic

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.