| The International Classification of Headache Disorders. | |
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PMID: 18471112 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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A set of related medical disorders that lack a proper classification system and diagnostic criteria is like a society without laws. The result is incoherence at best, chaos at worst. For this reason, the International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD) is arguably the single most important breakthrough in headache medicine over the last 50 years. The ICHD identifies and categorizes more than a hundred different kinds of headache in a logical, hierarchal system. Even more important, it has provided explicit diagnostic criteria for all of the headache disorders listed. The ICHD quickly became universally accepted, and criticism of the classification has been minor relative to that directed at other disease classification systems. Over the 20 years following publication of the first edition of the ICHD, headache research has rapidly accelerated despite sparse allocation of resources to that effort. In summary, the ICHD has attained widespread acceptance at the international level and has substantially facilitated both clinical research and clinical care in the field of headache medicine. |
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Authors:
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Jes Olesen |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Historical Article; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Headache Volume: 48 ISSN: 1526-4610 ISO Abbreviation: Headache Publication Date: 2008 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-05-12 Completed Date: 2008-08-25 Revised Date: 2009-02-02 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 2985091R Medline TA: Headache Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 691-3 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Danish Headache Center, Department of Neurology, Glostrup University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark. |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Headache Disorders
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classification*,
diagnosis,
history* History, 20th Century History, 21st Century Humans International Classification of Diseases / history* Sensitivity and Specificity World Health Organization |
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