BACKGROUND The Migraine Disability Assessment (MIDAS) Questionnaire is a reliable and valid instrument for migraine-related disability. Such a tool is needed to quantify migraine-related disability in the Greek population. OBJECTIVE This validation study aims to assess the test-retest reliability, internal consistency, item discriminant and convergent validity of the Greek translation of the ...

Background: Migraineurs, particularly young premenopausal women, are at increased risk of cerebrovascular disease; however, there is currently limited evidence as to whether hormonal migraine associated with poor function. Objectives: The objectives this study were to: (1) investigate the potential association function and (2) determine abnormalities in migraineurs migraine-related disability a...

BACKGROUND An association between restless legs syndrome and migraine has been reported recently. The clinical correlates and impact of comorbidity of restless legs syndrome (RLS) are not fully described in patients with migraine. OBJECTIVES To investigate the frequency of RLS among different primary headache disorders, and its impact and clinical correlates in migraine patients. METHODS Co...

The aim of the work is to study occurrence psycho-emotional and autonomic disturbance impact headache on daily activities patients with episodic migraine, depending presence concomitant cervicalgia. Materials methods: 77 migraine (17 aura, 60 without 28 men 84 women, 18-58 years, mean 42.5±15.5 years) were included. 42 them had All divided into 2 groups: I – cervicalgia, II neck pain. Spilberg-...

Background: Disability due to headache in migraine and being chronic of it can lead to sadness and depression. Objective: This study was aimed to determine the effect of lavender aromatherapy on depression and headache disability. Methods: This clinical trial study was conducted on 60 migraine patients referred to Toba Clinic of Sari (Mazandaran, Iran) during 2016-2017. Patients in the experi...

BACKGROUND Research suggests that food intolerance may be a precipitating factor for migraine like headaches. AIM To evaluate the effectiveness of the ELISA (Enzyme Linked Immuno-Sorbent Assay) Test and subsequent dietary elimination advice for the prevention of migraine like headaches. DESIGN Randomised controlled trial. SETTING Community based volunteers in the UK. PARTICIPANTS Volunt...

INTRODUCTION This study aimed to investigate the eating attitudes in patients with migraine. METHODS Fifty-nine patients (mean age: 32.54±8.47 years) diagnosed with migraine according to the International Classification of Headache Disorder, 2004, and 47 age-, gender- and education-matched healthy controls (mean age: 31.85±7.14 years) were enrolled for this study. Sociodemographic data were r...

OBJECTIVES Behçet's syndrome is an uncommon systemic disorder that involves the nervous system in 5% of cases. Headache may arise in conjunction with such complications but also appears to occur independently. We sought to define the prevalence of headache in an unselected group of patients with Behçet's syndrome, to characterize the headache syndromes and to identify what treatments are being ...