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March 3, 2026Frontiers in Pain Research1 citationsOpen Access

Medication overuse headache: position statement of specialized headache centers in Brazil

AKAbouch Valenty KrymchantowskiPain and Headache CenterCJCarla JevouxFDFabiola DachUniversidade de Ribeirão Preto

Key Points

  • Guidelines suggest the need for evidence-based strategies to address medication overuse headache.
  • Future studies should examine how different treatment regimens impact patients with medication overuse headache.
  • Experts assert that tailored approaches are necessary for the Brazilian context regarding headache management.
  • The proposed guidelines aim to unify treatment practices and enhance patient outcomes across specialized centers.

Abstract

Further guidelines based on evidence as well as expert opinions should be developed for the Brazilian reality, and future prospective studies can be conducted to compare the effects of different treatment regimens for MOH.

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Krymchantowski et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a75b7bc6e9836116a22dd9https://doi.org/10.3389/fpain.2026.1712373
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