BACKGROUND Evidences have shown that migraine with aura (MA) is associated with elevated homocysteine levels but, few studies have evaluated the relationship between homocysteine levels and characteristics of migraine attacks such as severity, frequency, duration and headache diary result (HDR). Thus, in this study, we investigated the association between homocysteine levels and characteristics...

UNLABELLED Migraine can be triggered by many factors such as stress, sleep, fasting and environmental causes. There are few studies that evaluated migraine trigger factors in the adolescent population. METHODS A total of 100 participants from 10 to 19 years were subjected to a detailed headache questionnaire, with demographic and clinical data, and a headache diary including trigger factors d...

SUNCT syndrome (short lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache with conjunctival injection and tearing) is defined as short attacks of periorbital unilateral pain and accompanied by ipsilateral lacrimation and redness of the same eye. We present an unusual SUNCT case with bilateral pain that started five years ago after an acute maxillary sinus infection that evolved to chronic sinusitis. This ...

An online diary study was performed to investigate deception across different media. One hundred and four individuals participated in the study, with 76 completing the diaries. Individuals were most likely to lie on the telephone. Planned lies, which participants also rated the most serious, were more likely told via SMS (short message service) text messaging. Most lies were told to people part...

UNLABELLED Medication-overuse headache (MOH) is a challenging neurological disease, which brings frustration for sufferers and treating physicians. The patient's lack of adherence and limited treatment evidence are frequent. The aim of this study was to compare the outcome and treatment strategies between consecutive MOH patients with daily and near-daily headache from a tertiary center. METH...

The benefits of resistance training (RT) for migraineurs appears to be lacking although beneficial aerobic have been shown in previous studies. aim the current study, therefore, is investigate influence RT on migraine headache indices, upper and lower-body strength, quality life (QOL) women with disorders. Twenty female patients who were referred by a neurologist randomly assigned two groups in...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the prevalence and demography of chronic daily headache (CDH) with analgesic overuse. METHODS A population of 9,984 inhabitants aged 14 or older living in Santoña, Spain, was studied. The authors personally interviewed 4,855 subjects, using a quota sampling approach. Those with headache for > or = 10 days/month and some analgesic use were asked to fill in a diary over the...

CONTEXT Chronic tension-type headaches are characterized by near-daily headaches and often are difficult to manage in primary practice. Behavioral and pharmacological therapies each appear modestly effective, but data are lacking on their separate and combined effects. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the clinical efficacy of behavioral and pharmacological therapies, singly and combined, for chronic ten...

BACKGROUND Programs to improve the pain and health status in illnesses with pain such as headache are still in their infancy. Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) is a new psychotherapy that appears to be effective in treating chronic pain. OBJECTIVES This study evaluated efficacy of MBSR in improving pain severity and mindful awareness in patients with tension headache. PATIENTS AND M...