OBJECTIVES The aims of this study were to investigate the prevalence of osmophobia among primary headaches, evaluate the association between osmophobia and the characteristics of patients and their headaches, and assess the usefulness of this symptom for diagnosing migraine. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study in a primary care unit. Patients who consecutively sought medical attendance i...

BACKGROUND Primary headaches are underdiagnosed and undertreated, with a significant impact on social activities and work. AIM To determine the last-year prevalence and health care utilization pattern of primary headaches at a tertiary centre. METHODS A cross-sectional study was carried out amongst staff of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital in Lagos, Nigeria. 402 staff members we...

introduction: headache is the most common neurologic symptom among referees to the emergency department (ed), while the best treatment has not yet been found. therefore, in the present study pain relief effects of metoclopramide and acetaminophen were compared in patients suffered acute primary headache. methods: this study was a double-blind randomized clinical trial performed in imam khomeini...

From the Department of Neurology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan. Correspondence to: Yen-Yu Chen, MD. Department of Neurology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan. No.135, Nan-Hsiao St., Changhua City, Changhua County 500, Taiwan. E-mail: [email protected] A B Patients with primary headaches, especially migraine, often need symptomatic medications. Prolonged and fr...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) in patients with primary headaches attended in a tertiary neurology ambulatory. METHOD Authorized by the Ethics Committee, the present cross-sectional study was conducted with a random sample of patients screened for orofacial pain and primary headaches at a tertiary hospi...

Background: Secondary cluster headache following carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is a rare condition and may help us understand the pathophysiology of primary cluster headache. Summary: We describe 2 patients diagnosed with cluster headache, fulfilling the ICHD-IIIB criteria, following CEA. Neither of the patients had headache prior to surgery. They both responded to treatment with oxygen and vera...

Background: Secondary cluster headache following carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is a rare condition and may help us understand the pathophysiology of primary cluster headache. Summary: We describe 2 patients diagnosed with cluster headache, fulfilling the ICHD-IIIB criteria, following CEA. Neither of the patients had headache prior to surgery. They both responded to treatment with oxygen and vera...

Headache is the commonest of human maladies, and many books have been devoted to the subject1–3. In this article, the mechanisms of primary headache and its treatment will be considered. Most developments have been in primary headache (Table 1), in particular migraine, so this will be the main focus. Recent reviews of migraine diagnosis5 and management6,7 are available. Diagnostic issues are be...

Thunderclap headache, a severe headache which is maximal in intensity at onset, is associated with numerous underlying disorders, including subarachnoid hemorrhage, unruptured intracranial aneurysm, cervical artery dissection, cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, stroke, intracranial hemorrhage, reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome, and reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy. After excl...