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. 2011 Apr 15;12:97. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-12-97

Table 2.

Eligibility of subjects for participation in the study of dietary interventions for chronic daily headache, May 2010

All subjects are evaluated by a neurologist prior to enrollment
Inclusion Criteria Exclusion Criteria

• Subjects >18 years of age • Marked depression, anxiety or psychosis
• Either gender
• Meets 2004 ICHD-II* criteria for Chronic Daily Headache
• Headache frequency days/month: > 15
• Headache history: > 2 years
Includes: Chronic migraine, transformed episodic migraine into CDH, chronic tension-type headache and persistent daily headache
• Willing to complete daily diary for 6 weeks
• Able to attend 12 weekly treatments
• Under care of physician for headaches
• Able to read and communicate in English
• Pregnancy or anticipated pregnancy
• Active treatment for a major medical illness, such as malignancy, autoimmune or immune deficiency disorder
• History of significant head trauma or head/neck surgery within the past 2 years
• History of subarachnoid or intra-cerebral hemorrhage or chronic subdural hematoma
• History of clotting disorder
• History of systemic infection such as meningitis or encephalitis
• History of vasculitis or intracranial mass
• Cognitive dysfunction that would prevent informed consent

*International Classification of Headache Disorders, defined by expert members of the International Headache Society