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1Neurologische Klinik, Klinikum Fulda. j.klotz.neuro@klinikum-fulda.de
Abstract:
Although the elderly generally suffer less often from headache, symptomatic headache and concomitant diseases are more frequent. For the diagnostic work-up of newly occurring headaches in old age, imaging examinations of the head (CT or MRI), together with laboratory investigations are necessary. The treatment of symptomatic headache is oriented to the underlying disease, and should be applied promptly, with the aim of preventing serious complications. When considering the management strategy, account must be taken of possible changes in pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and the therapeutic response in the elderly. Numerous medications often cause headache or other side effects in patients of advanced age. Most antiheadache drugs have not been adequately been investigated in the group of over 65-year-olds. This means that drug treatment for headache is often applied in accordance with the principle: start low, go slow.
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