Both migraine and dizziness/vertigo rank among the most common complaints in the general population. Worldwide, the lifetime prevalence of migraine is about 14%. Approximately 20% to 30% of the general population are affected by dizziness and vertigo. Given the high prevalence of vertigo and migraine in the general population it is not surprising that many patients suffer from both symptoms. No...

Migraine is one of the most common neurological disorders and one of the most frequent primary headaches. It imposes a significant burden on the affected individuals, society and health care system. As the etiology and pathophysiology of migraine are not well understood, treatment is largely symptomatic. Patent foramen ovale is a remnant of a fetal circulation and is highly prevalent in the gen...

Migraine is amongst the oldest of diseases known to mankind. Migraine is a heterogenous entity, usually characterised by periodic attacks of headache on one or both sides of the head. These may be accompanied by nausea, vomiting, increased sensitivity of the eyes to light (photophobia), increased sensitivity to sound (phonophobia), dizziness, blurred vision, cognitive disturbances, and other sy...

OBJECTIVE Clinical and basic research increasingly suggests a correlation between migraine and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). In this study, we aimed to explore the clinical features and risk factors for IBS in migraine patients. METHODS This was a retrospective, cross-sectional study. A total of 1,112 consecutive patients from the internal medicine and emergency departments of three hospita...

Migraine headache and temporomandibular disorders show significant overlap in the area or distribution of pain, the gender prevalence and age distribution. Temporomandibular disorders may cause headaches per se, worsen existent primary headaches, and add to the burden of headache disorders. The patients with combined migraine and tension-type headaches had a higher prevelance of temporomandibul...

Comorbidity is defined as the co-occurrence of 2 medical conditions more frequently than would be expected by chance alone. Migraine and epilepsy are highly comorbid and share clinical features that suggest overlapping pathophysiology. The Epilepsy Family Study of Columbia University demonstrates the comorbidity of migraine and epilepsy; this relationship cannot be explained by a unidirectional...

BACKGROUND a possible association between migraine and various allergic disorders have been reported. It was aimed in this study to inquire the association between bronchial asthma in children and parental history of migraine. METHODS AND RESULTS parental history of allergic diseases and migraine were inquired among 140 asthmatic children (91 males, 49 females) and 110 age and sex matched con...

introduction: migraine is a common cause of emergency department (ed) visits. to date, there is no recommended drug of choice for pain management of these patients. in the present study, we aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of ketorolac and magnesium sulfate in this regard. methods: this is a cross-sectional study performed on all 18 - 60 year-old patients, visiting two different eds with com...

Introduction: Migraine is considered one of the most common primary headache disorders. Migraine attacks may occur due to a lack of sleep. Furthermore, sleep is regarded as one of the smoothing factors of migraine pain. Patients with sleep disorders often suffer from headaches when they wake up compared with healthy individuals.  Methods: This research was a quasi-experimental study with a pre...

Approximately one of every three to five women with migraine without aura experience migraine attacks in relation to menstruation. The International Classification of Headache Disorders, 2nd Edition provides appendix diagnoses for pure and menstrually related migraine without aura that need further validation. Probands with menstrual migraine might have more affected relatives than probands wit...