Diagnostic delays and mis‐management in cluster headache
@article{Bahra2004DiagnosticDA, title={Diagnostic delays and mis‐management in cluster headache}, author={Anish Bahra and P. J. Goadsby}, journal={Acta Neurologica Scandinavica}, year={2004}, volume={109} }
Objectives – Cluster headache is a stereotyped form of primary headache that while common in terms of neurologic illnesses is much less common as a cause of disabling headache than migraine.
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