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Are there predictive factors for long-term outcome after withdrawal in drug-induced chronic daily headache?
G G Tribl1, P Schnider, C Wöber
1Department of Clinical Neurology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. Gotthard.Tribl@akh-wien.ac.at
Objectives:
To investigate prognostic factors for long-term outcome of patients after inpatient withdrawal because of drug-induced chronic daily headache.
Procedures:
Fifty-five patients (36 females) were re-examined by means of a standardized interview after inpatient withdrawal. The mean observation period was 9.28 +/- 2.85 years (mean +/- SD; median 8.58; range 5.00-13.50).
Results:
Five years after withdrawal, one-third of the patients (34.6%) had an overall favourable outcome, one-third (32.7%) had no recurrent drug overuse and reported a clear-cut improvement of headache, and one-third (32.7%) developed recurrent drug overuse. Most relapses occurred within 2 years, and a small percentage within 5 years. No predictors for long-term outcome after inpatient withdrawal were found.
Conclusions:
All patients with drug-induced chronic daily headache should be considered as good candidates for inpatient withdrawal, and no patient should be excluded from that therapy.
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