BACKGROUND Cluster headache is a primary headache by definition not caused by any known underlying structural pathology. However, symptomatic cases have been described, for example tumours, particularly pituitary adenomas, malformations, and infections/inflammations. The evaluation of cluster headache is an issue unresolved. CASE DESCRIPTION I present a case of a 24-year-old patient who prese...

how to cite this article: mirouliaie m, fallah r, partovee m, ordooei m. efficacy of levothyroxine in migraine headaches in children with subclinical hypothyroidism. iran j child neurol autumn 2012;6(4):23-26.   abstract objective hypothyroidism may be an exacerbating factor for  primary headaches and migraine is one of the most common primary headaches in childhood. thepurpose of this study wa...

OBJECTIVES The primary objective of this guideline is to assist the practitioner in choosing an appropriate acute medication for an individual with migraine, based on current evidence in the medical literature and expert consensus. It is focused on patients with episodic migraine ( headache on ≤ 14 days a month). METHODS A detailed search strategy was used to find a relevant meta-analyses, sy...

cerebral stroke is a rare disease in children. moyamoya (mm) is one of the infrequent cerebrovascular diseases with unknown etiology. we report an 8 year-old-boy with chief complain of sudden onset bilateral parietal lobe headache. he mentioned that his headache was first started about three weeks ago and was associated with visual disturbance. his mother declared that the boy developed gait pr...

BACKGROUND Behcet's disease involves several systems in the body. Neurological involvement is identified by different symptoms. Headache is one of the common complaints of patients with Behcet's disease. It might be a part of neurological involvement or may arise independently in the course of disease. Studies with small sample size have resulted in various findings in this field. Since the pre...

headaches, Stage-I in 101 patients (10.39%) To assess the prevalence of hypertension in adult while Stage-II hypertension was found in 79 (8.13) patients presenting with headache. patients. Two hundred and forty six (25.31%) Patients and Methods migraineur and 531 (54.63%) non-migraneurs A total of 972 patients with headache were had normal blood pressure. Five hundred and examined and blood pr...

Background: Migraine is a common neurobiological disorder and various methods have been proposed for its treatment, including herbal remedies. Sodae is an herbal capsule produced and marketed by “Booali Daroo” Pharmaceutical Company, based on Iran's traditional medicine, in compliance with the instructions of the Food and Drug Administration of Iran and with a license issued by this administrat...

BACKGROUND Cluster headache is a primary headache by definition not caused by any known underlying structural pathology. However, symptomatic cases have been described, e.g. tumours, particularly pituitary adenomas, malformations, and infections/inflammations. The evaluation of cluster headache is an issue unresolved. CASE DESCRIPTION We present a case of a 43-year-old patient who presented w...

This paper presents diagnostic criteria for vestibular migraine, jointly formulated by the Committee for Classification of Vestibular Disorders of the Bárány Society and the Migraine Classification Subcommittee of the International Headache Society (IHS). The classification includes vestibular migraine and probable vestibular migraine. Vestibular migraine will appear in an appendix of the third...

OBJECTIVE To investigate different diagnosis aspects, prescribed drugs and self-medications of migraine in Iran. METHODS We selected 210 migraineurs from high school and university students in Kerman, Iran over a period of 6 months in 2002 by multistage randomized screening based on the International Headache Society criteria. We classified them into 2 groups on the basis of whether they had ...