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...

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Background: The prevalence of migraine headaches significantly increased in girls after menarche. This indicated that there is a closely relation between hormonal changes especially the estrogen level with migraine headaches. Objectives: The aim of this work was to determine the frequency of migraine and its associated factors in medical students affected with premenstrual syndrome (PMS). ...

The development of the diagnostic and classification criteria for headache disorders from the International Headache Society has benefited not only practicing headache specialists but also epidemiologists. We now have a wealth of data from international epidemiological studies on the prevalence and cost of migraine and other headache disorders. The data reveal the significant impact these disor...

background: the prevalence of migraine headaches significantly increased in girls after menarche. this indicated that there is a closely relation between hormonal changes especially the estrogen level with migraine headaches. objectives: the aim of this work was to determine the frequency of migraine and its associated factors in medical students affected with premenstrual syndrome (pms). mater...

Childhood migraine may present in a similar way to migraine in adults but non-headache and neurological symptoms (aura) may be more prominent than the headache. No formal classification of headaches specific to children exists. The International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD) from the International Headache Society (IHS) defines migraine and recognises the childhood variants in its...

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When I first joined Lord (then Dr) Walton's unit in September of 1962, I was immediately impressed not only by his unique expertise in muscle diseases, but also by his encyclopaedic knowledge of medicine, and his versatility. Not surprisingly this caused digressions which strayed from the myofibril; one such diversion took him and my colleague, John Balla, into the field of cluster headache or ...