The International Classification of Headache Disorders lists several types of headaches [1]. Among primary headaches, migraine, tension-type headache and trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias are included. However, the distinction between migraine and tension-type headache, especially in children, is not always easy and the same subject can sometimes or periodically experience migraine and tension-...

introduction: headache is a common complaint in children.uncertainties about definition and the absence of a diagnostic marker can make identification of headache types difficult.the objective of this study was to determine the frequency, duration, symptoms and aggravating factors of migraine and tension-type headaches in school children. materials and methods: a cross-sectional population-base...

OPINION STATEMENT Most primary headaches in the elderly are similar to those in younger patients (tension, migraine, and cluster), but there are some differences, such as late-life migraine accompaniments and hypnic headaches. Although migraine in younger persons usually presents with headache, migraine in older persons may initially appear with visual or sensory phenomena, instead of headache ...

Trained telephone interviewers contacted 1,573 adults across Canada about the nature and frequency of headaches suffered by them or by others in their households. Using a table of pain symptoms and other characteristics abstracted from the International Headache Society (IHS) classification, the headaches were assigned to migraine headache, tension-type headache or other diagnostic groups. Of t...

BACKGROUND Migraine and tension-type headaches impose a tremendous economic drain upon the healthcare system. Intravenous and oral niacin has been employed in the treatment of acute and chronic migraine and tension-type headaches, but its use has not become part of contemporary medicine, nor have there been randomized controlled trials further assessing this novel treatment. We aimed to systema...

Background: Headache and epilepsy are two common chronic and recurrent disorders. Headache may be a premonitory or postdromic symptom of epileptic seizures. Objective: This study aims to evaluate the prevalence of migraine and tension type headache in epileptic patients. Materials and Methods: In a cross-sectional descriptive study, 100 patients with epilepsy who referred to the neurology clini...

OBJECTIVE Headache is one of the most common neurologic problems in children and adolescents. Primary headache including migraine and tension-type headache comprises the vast majority of headaches and are associated with marked incidence, prevalence, and individual and social cost. We aimed to assess demographic characteristics and to compare some factors related to primary headaches in childre...

background and objective: headache in children and adolescents is among the most common complaints that can cause impairment in their function. the current study is designed to evaluate the frequency and type of headaches and use of analgesics in a sample of female high school students in tehran. methods: three hundred female high school students were included in the study during september 2011...

CONTEXT Botulinum toxin A is US Food and Drug Administration approved for prophylactic treatment for chronic migraines. OBJECTIVE To assess botulinum toxin A for the prophylactic treatment of headaches in adults. DATA SOURCES A search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, bibliographies of published systematic reviews, and the Cochrane trial registries between 1966 and March 15, 2012. Inclusion and exclusion...