background: research into the role of neuroimaging in primary headaches such as tension type headache (tth) is ongoing. in the present study, we aim to evaluate the ability of neuroimaging to detect potential abnormalities in patients with new onset tth and normal neurological exam. materials and methods: in a prospective study, 294 cases of new onset tth with normal neurological exam, that had...

headache is a common symptom that constitutes a major health problem to all countries in the world. this study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of migraine and tension -type headaches(tth), its associated occupational risk factors among shiraz hospitals staffs, and to report on clinical characteristics of migraine and tth with using the international headache society (ihs) diagnosis cri...

how to cite this article: talebian a, soltani b, haji rezaei m. causes and associated factors of headaches among 5 to 15-year-old children referred to a neurology clinic in kashan, iran. iran j child neurol. 2015 winter;9(1):71-75. abstract objective headaches are common neurologic problems for children and adolescents. they are divided into two types: primary and secondary. primary headaches i...

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. conclusions mbsr c...

this study investigated the prevalence rates of migrine and tension-type headaches among the students of Shiraz university of medical sciences during the academic year 1996-1997.the study was carried out cross-sectionally on a representative random sample of 310 students selected systematically.A semi structured questionnaire was used to screen headache among the students,applying the internati...

This study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of migraine and tension-type headaches among Shiraz primary schools teachers and to provide an epidemiologic model for them. A random sample of 538 teachers, constituting a 10% sample of the primary schools teachers’ population, was evaluated on the basis of the diagnostic criteria of the International Headache Society (IHS) as well as clinica...

conclusions this biobehavioral-based multimodal physical rehabilitation treatment combining mt, tpe and mcte produced a substantial reduction in pain intensity, pain catastrophizing, disability and the impact of headaches on patient’s life. case presentation a 34-year-old woman was known to have chronic tth. initially, the patient presented moderate headaches 5 days per week, mechanical neck pa...