OBJECTIVES This research examined the familial aggregation of migraine, depression, and their co-occurrence. METHODS Diagnoses of migraine and depression were determined in a sample of 5,319 Australian twins. Migraine was diagnosed by either self-report, the ID migraine™ Screener, or International Headache Society (IHS) criteria. Depression was defined by fulfilling either major depressive di...

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...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) are effective to treat migraine attacks. Lysine clonixinate (LC) and dipyrone (metamizol) have been proven effective to treat acute migraine. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of the intravenous formulations of LC and dipyrone in the treatment of severe migraine attacks. METHOD Thirty patie...

Dear colleagues, It is a singular honor and tremendous privilege to have been elected President-elect by the International Headache Society members. The opportunity to work alongside remarkably accomplished leaders in the field on the board is not only humbling, but comforting, knowing that the society is in such wise and capable hands. I have a long history of service to the International Head...

I read the paper entitled “Trigeminal Neuralgia: Frequency of Occurrence in Different Nerve Branches”, published in your journal (1). The data presented confirms the findings of previous papers (2-4), as was also mentioned by the author. Such findings help the clinicians to diagnose the disease. However, some other points need to be mentioned; even though this study reports no case of bilateral...

BACKGROUND Migraine and allergic rhinitis (AR) are two common causes of headache and facial pain that inflammatory mediators with vasoactive function play important roles in both of them. The aim of this research was to determine the prevalence of migraine in AR patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS In a cross-sectional comparative study performed from June to December 2010 in patients with AR sign...

Objective: Migraine is a very common,recurring, usually unilateral, severe, pulsating, and transient headache disorder, which causes temporary disability. has two main types: with aura without aura. Abnormal retinal optic disc pathologies in migraine patients were previously reported by using optical coherence tomography (OCT) angiography (OCTA). In the present study, it was suggested that chan...

92 1 Lansche RK: Ophthalmodynia periodica. Headache 1964; 4: 247–249. 2 Headache Classifi cation Subcommittee of the International Headache Society: The international classifi cation of headache disorders. Cephalalgia 2004; 24(suppl 1):1–151. 3 Raskin NH, Schwartz RK: Icepick-like pain. Neurology 1980; 30: 203– 205. 4 Pareja JA, Ruiz J, De Isla C, Al-Sabbah H, Espejo J: Idiopathic stabbing head...

PURPOSE To investigate the efficacy of prednisone for treatment of withdrawal headache in patients with medication overuse headache (MOH). PATIENTS AND METHODS In this prospective double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel designed multicentre trial, 96 consecutive patients with MOH were randomized to withdrawal treatment with either 100 mg prednisone or placebo over 5 days. Patients were enr...

We investigated the mode of inheritance of cluster headache in 370 families. The probands were from a neurological clinic in Jutland and two departments of neurology in Copenhagen County, Denmark. The criteria of the International Headache Society were used. The patterns of segregation of cluster headache were assessed by complex segregation analysis performed with the computer program POINTER....