Introduction: Migraine is a refer pain which is common in adults and children. Migraine and its frequently limits the daily life activities. Since medical students are subjected to stresses regarding lots of tests and the implicit responsibility to the courses, the purpose of the present study carried out to evaluate the prevalence of migraine among medical students in Zahedan University. Meth...

Population-based epidemiological studies about the prevalence of chronic migraine using the 2004 International Headache Society (IHS) classification definition are rare. We analysed the data of the Deutsche Migräne und Kopfschmerz Gesellschaft headache study, which included 7417 adults in three regions of Germany, with respect to their headache. Additionally, body mass index, alcohol consumptio...

OBJECTIVE To study the clinical characteristics of cluster headache in women. Cluster headache is a disorder of men (male to female ratio 6-7:1). METHODS Retrospective chart review to identify all women diagnosed with cluster headache at an academic headache centre from January 1995 through July 1998. RESULTS Thirty two women and 69 men were identified. The mean age of onset of cluster head...

BACKGROUND Cluster headache is a form of primary headache in which attacks are rapid in onset with very severe pain. The mainstays of acute therapy are inhaled oxygen and sumatriptan succinate injection. OBJECTIVE To evaluate zolmitriptan nasal spray in the acute treatment of cluster headache. METHODS Ninety-two patients, aged 40 +/- 10 years (mean +/- SD) (80 men and 12 women), with Intern...

www.japi.org 83 Headache as the Sole Presenting Symptom of Acute Myocardial Infarction Sir, The International Classification of Headache Disorders does not include Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) or Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) as one of the rare causes of headache.1 On review of the literature it has been observed that it is very rare for patients with AMI or ACS to present with headache as...

BACKGROUND The combination of vertigo, dizziness and balance disturbance with migraine is called vestibular migraine. Although it is estimated that up to 1% of the population suffers from this disease, it is still widely unknown and often underdiagnosed. Recently, the International Headache Society and the Báràny Society published the first joint document with mutually accepted diagnostic crite...

A 62-year-old woman presented with 3 months of insidious-onset, persistent headache focused around the left temple. She had left-sided pulsatile tinnitus and the affected area was warm to touch. Neurologic examination, including hearing, was normal with no objective bruit. A minimally elevated alkaline phosphatase (282 U/L) was the only blood abnormality. Imaging (figure) revealed osteoporosis ...

Caffeine is the most widely used behaviourally active substance. Excessive caffeine consumption, mostly in the form of coffee and tea, is a well-recognized cause of headache or migraine, and withdrawal can cause headache. Nevertheless, caffeine abuse headache is not listed as a separate category in the International Headache Society classification, 1988. We report our experience with children a...