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...

A 29-year-old woman previously diagnosed with both migraine aura and epilepsy visited our hospital complaining of unusual headaches. The prodromal symptoms changed from typical scintillating scotoma to short-lasting moving lights against deja-vu scenery. Then, loss consciousness urinary incontinence after headaches, even generalized convulsion began occur. Lomerizine hydrochloride decreased her...

Background and Aims: Identifying risk factors for incidence of migraine headaches through an integrated model of psychosocial factors is important. This research aimed to investigate the predictive role of psychological, socioeconomic and lifestyle-related factorsin migraine headaches. Methods: In a cross-sectional descriptive study, 71 patients with migraine headaches who referred to Imam ...

Background: Headache is one of the most frequent reasons for referral to a neurology department. Headaches may occur at any time during pregnancy, but they tend to be most common during the first and third trimesters.The aim of this study is to review of headache in pregnancy. Etiology: An increase in headaches during the first trimester is believed to be caused by the surge of hormones along w...

BACKGROUND A pilot survey of 94 neurologists attending a continuing medical education meeting was performed to assess whether neurologists like to treat headaches and other common disorders and evaluate their personal prevalence of the disorders. METHODS Physicians were asked to respond to the following statement using a 5-point Likert scale (from 1, strongly disagree to 5, strongly agree): "...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the presence of menstrual headaches prior to pregnancy according to the International Headache Society (IHS) classification criteria, 2004, and also study the outcome (frequency and intensity) of these pre-existing headaches during the gestational trimesters. METHOD This study involved 1,101 pregnant women (12 to 45 years old). A semi-structured questionnaire was used to...

BACKGROUND Migraine headaches are a common and functionally debilitating disorder affecting approximately 17% of women and 5.6% of men. Compared to episodic migraine patients, chronic migraineurs are more likely to be occupationally disabled, miss family activities, have comorbid anxiety and/or chronic pain disorders, and utilize significantly more health care dollars. Ziconotide is a calcium c...

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...