The Global Burden of Disease Survey 2010 (GBD2010) reaffirmed the importance of migraine as a cause of public ill-health and disability (1). It did this beyond doubt, and was welcomed (2). But whereas migraine is neither the most prevalent nor the most disabling of headache disorders, others that may be of similar importance remain largely overlooked. The earlier GBD2000 considered only migrain...

Objective: To assess the impact of a migraine care program on patient health-related quality of life and productivity loss associated with migraine. • Design: Prospective observational study. • Patients and setting: 1126 consecutive consulting patients who screened positive for migraine in 27 primary care clinics. • Measurements: Patients completed questionnaires, including the Headache Impact ...

OBJECTIVES To assess in a headache clinic population the relationship of childhood abuse and neglect with migraine characteristics, including type, frequency, disability, allodynia, and age of migraine onset. BACKGROUND Childhood maltreatment is highly prevalent and has been associated with recurrent headache. Maltreatment is associated with many of the same risk factors for migraine chronifi...

BACKGROUND Some researches have shown the association between iron deficiency and migraine headache in adults. The aim of present study was to evaluate efficacy of ferrous sulfate treatment on migraine headaches of 5-15 years old migraineur children with iron deficiency. MATERIALS AND METHODS In a quasi- experimental study, monthly frequency, severity, duration and disability of headaches of ...

OBJECTIVE To better define, in women with headache, the relationship of depression and somatic symptoms to headache, characterized by diagnoses, frequency, and disability. METHODS At six headache specialty clinics, women with headache were classified using ICHD-II criteria, and frequency was recorded. A questionnaire addressing demographics, age at onset of headache, headache-related disabili...

BACKGROUND The aim of the present study was to investigate the efficacy and tolerability of acupuncture (AC), Tanacetum (TAN) or combined treatment on quality of life in women with chronic migraine (CM). METHODS A total of 69 women volunteers were randomly divided into 3 groups: AC, acupuncture administered in 20 sessions over 10 weeks (n=22); TAN, at 150 mg/day (n=23); and AC+TAN (n=23). The...

Abstract Objective This study aimed to assess the efficacy of concurrent magnesium-sodium valproate therapy and compare it with either magnesium or sodium alone in migraine prophylaxis. Materials methods randomized single-center double-blind parallel-group controlled clinical trial was conducted on patients within age range 18–65 years. The subjects at least four monthly attacks were randomly a...

OBJECTIVES In the present study, we sought to assess the effectiveness of migraine treatment by means of primary patent foramen ovale (PFO) transcatheter closure in patients with anatomical and functional characteristics predisposing to paradoxical embolism without previous cerebral ischemia. BACKGROUND The exact role for transcatheter closure of PFO in migraine therapy has yet to be elucidat...

CONTEXT Migraine headaches are common, debilitating, underdiagnosed, and undertreated, and medications are not always effective. Research has shown that acupuncture may be an effective and safe adjuvant or alternative migraine treatment. OBJECTIVE The purpose of the current study was to evaluate whether a standardized set of acupuncture points, when used to deliver treatment over a predefined...