abstract background: migraine is a primary headache disorder that affects the neurovascular system. recent studies have shown that migraine patients with general obesity have higher characteristics of migraine attacks compared with normal weight patients, but data on central obesity are scarce. this study was done to assess the relationship between central obesity and the characteristics of mig...

BACKGROUND Headache diaries are often used by headache sufferers to self-monitor headaches. With advances in mobile technology, mobile electronic diary apps are becoming increasingly common. OBJECTIVE This review aims to identify and evaluate all commercially available mobile headache diary apps for the two most popular mobile phone platforms, iOS and Android. METHODS The authors developed ...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa background: migraine is common worldwide. in recent years, vitamin d deficiency has been determined as a global health problem. a few studies have shown inverse relationship between serum vitamin d levels and headache. thus, in this study, we assessed relationship between serum vitamin d levels with migraine. materials and methods: the present study...

background: migarine is the most common headache around the world including iran. in recent years, vitamin d deficiency has been shown to a global health problem. a few studies have been determined inverse association between serum levels of vitamin d with a headache. so, in this study, we investigated the effect of vitamin d supplementation on symptoms and c-reactive protein(crp) among patient...

OBJECTIVE Characterization of headaches in premenstrual syndrome (PMS). Although headache is one of the symptoms for PMS, no details on this headache are given by the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) criteria. METHOD A group of 45 fertile age women presenting PMS were invited to complete a registration diary for headache and PMS symptoms for three consecutive months. The d...

BACKGROUND Various stimuli can trigger migraines in susceptible individuals. We examined migraine trigger factors by using a smartphone headache diary application. METHOD Episodic migraineurs who agreed to participate in our study downloaded smartphone headache diary application, which was designed to capture the details regarding headache trigger factors and characteristics for 3 months. The...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Complete information on migraine-related disabilities facilitate the making of appropriate treatment decisions. Although the accessibility and ease of use of the Headache Impact Test-6 (HIT-6) make it a very promising instrument, there are few data available for comparing HIT-6 scores with the actual amount of disability. METHODS To determine whether the disability meas...

BACKGROUND Migraine is common worldwide. In recent years, vitamin D deficiency has been determined as a global health problem. A few studies have shown inverse relationship between serum vitamin D levels and headache. Thus, in this study, we assessed relationship between serum vitamin D levels with migraine. MATERIALS AND METHODS The present study was a cross-sectional. Seventy-six migraine p...

BACKGROUND Headaches are prevalent among teens and young adults. Self-monitoring is essential for managing headaches and can be accomplished with the help of electronic headache diaries. An increasing number of electronic headache diaries exist, yet the absence of quality standards compromises their use for research and clinical purposes. OBJECTIVE Our goal was to develop and test the usabili...