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№2' 2006

NEUROLOGY

International Medical Journal, Vol. 12., Iss. 2, 2006, P. 36−42.


THE NEW INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF HEADACHES: WHAT IS IMPORTANT FOR PRACTICE?


Yavorskaya V. A., Flomin Yu. V., Grebeniuk A. V., Pelekhova O. L., Leschenko O. K.

Kharkiv Medical Academy of Post−graduate Education, Kharkiv, Ukraine

The authors make a review of the renewed IHS (International Headache Society) classification, in which special attention is paid to primary headaches and the approaches to the diagnosis of headache. The changes in ICHD−2 (International Classification of Headache Disorders) important for many medical specialties, particularly neurologists specializing in headache treatment, are shown.

Key words: new international classification, headaches, diagnosis, treatment.


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