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RevieweNeurologicalSci2022

Barriers to headache care in low- and middle-income countries.

Dominique Mortel, Nfwama Kawatu, Timothy J Steiner, Deanna Saylor

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Review in eNeurologicalSci, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 30 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
30citing papers in PubMed
4.6field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. International Headache Week 2026: March 15-21.The journal of headache and pain · 2026
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  9. Health disparities in neurology.Nature reviews. Neurology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 4 countries.

Dominique MortelDepartment of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Nfwama KawatuDepartment of Pediatrics, University Teaching Hospital Children's Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia.
Timothy J SteinerDepartment of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
Deanna SaylorDepartment of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
University Teaching Hospital · ZMJohns Hopkins University · USNorwegian University of Science and Technology · NO

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Headache disorders are a common cause of disability globally and lead not only to physical disability but also to financial strain, higher rates of mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety, and reduced economic productivity which negatively impacts gross domestic product (GDP) on a national scale. While data about headache are relatively scarce in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), those available suggest that headache disorders occur on a similar scale in LMICs as they do in high-income countries. In this manuscript, we discuss common clinical, political, economic and social barriers to headache care for people living in LMICs. These barriers, affecting every aspect of headache care, begin with community perceptions and cultural beliefs about headache, include ineffective headache care delivery systems and poor headache care training for healthcare workers, and extend through fewer available diagnostic and management tools to limited therapeutic options for headache. Finally, we review potential solutions to these barriers, including educational interventions for healthcare workers, the introduction of a tiered system for headache care provision, creation of locally contextualized diagnostic and management algorithms, and implementation of a stepped approach to headache treatment.

Indexed as

Access to careGlobal campaign against headacheGlobal healthHeadacheLow- and middle-income countries

Identifiers

PMID36212617
PMCPMC9539775
OpenAlexW4297499588

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