Ildefonso Rodriguez-Leyva, Maria-Karina Velez-Jimenez, Silvia García, Juan Alberto Nader-Kawachi, Adriana Patricia Martínez-Mayorga, Agustín Melo-Carrillo, Humberto Juárez-Jimenez, Marco Martinez-Gurrola, Manuel Gudiño-Castelazo, Erwin Chiquete, Jorge Villareal-Careaga, Alejandro Marfil, Paul David Uribe-Jaimes, Rubén Dario Vargas-García, Miguel Angel Collado-Ortiz, Daniel San-Juan
Cluster headache (CH) is the most common and devastating autonomic headache with multiple and recent advances in treatment. However, it usually goes unrecognized and is found to have a delayed and inappropriate treatment. This paper aims to review the current therapeutic options for patients with CH. We conducted a narrative literature review on the treatments available for this condition using the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) classification of therapeutic evidence. We found effective and safe pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies with heterogeneity of clinical trial designs for patients with CH, and they are divided into three phases, namely, transitional, acute, and preventive interventions...
2023: Front Pain Res (Lausanne)