BACKGROUND The Headache Impact Test (HIT)-6 was developed and has been validated in patients with various types of headache. The objective of this study was to report the psychometric properties of the HIT-6 among patients with chronic migraine. METHODS Data came from two international, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trials of chronic migraine patients (N =...

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...

Chronic daily headache (CDH) is a descriptive term that encompasses multiple headache diagnoses and effects. It refers to a group of headache disorders characterized by a headache occurring on 15 or more days per month for more than 3 months. CDH affects 4% of the adult population in the United States, with similar figures around the world. The burden of CDH is extremely high, with considerable...

Headache is the most prevailing disorder and third leading cause of disability worldwide. The prevalence primary headaches has been reported to increase by 2-4 times in patients with psychiatric comorbidities, including depression. This study sought assess correlation between depression level headache severity among medical students. To best our knowledge, this first evaluate Indonesia. A cross...

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence, impact, and stability of different subtypes of headache in a 30 year prospective follow-up study of a general population sample. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING Canton of Zurich, Switzerland. PARTICIPANTS 591 people aged 19-20 from a cohort of 4547 residents of Zurich, Switzerland, interviewed seven times across 30 years of follow-up. MAIN...

OBJECTIVE The objectives of this evidence based review are: i) To determine the effectiveness of computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans in the evaluation of persons with a chronic headache and a normal neurological examination.ii) To determine the comparative effectiveness of CT and MRI scans for detecting significant intracranial abnormalities in persons with chron...