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It plays a significant role in the transformation of acute headache disorders to chronic headache disorders.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To evaluate the level of awareness of medication-overuse headache among residents in Hail, Saudi Arabia.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This cross-sectional study was conducted among 380 participants in Hail, Saudi Arabia, to evaluate the level of awareness of medication-overuse headache. An online survey was distributed to participants to participate in the study. 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