part of the study " Autonomic activation and pain " , investigating responses to low-grade stress in patients with migraine, tension-type headache, fibromyalgia and chronic shoulder/neck pains. (" Samarbeidsorganet "). I wish to express my sincere gratitude to a number of people who I have had the pleasure to work with over the last years: first of all I wish to thank my supervisors Trond Sand ...

(CDH) in adults. The International Headache Society (IHS) Classification,2,3 does not incorporate CDH as a separate entity. Silberstein et al4 proposed a classification for CDH; they recognized that further modifications to their proposal would occur. Gladstein et al5 highlighted the need to study CDH in ABSTRACT: Objective: Characterize chronic daily headache in those less than 20 years of age...

PURPOSE Many patients presenting with headache also complain of constipation; the relationship between these two symptoms has not been explored in detail. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between primary headache and constipation. METHODS This retrospective study included all children who attended the Inje University Sanggye Paik Hospital complaining of headache, and w...

Background: Migraine is the most common type of headache in the world and is one of the most important causes of patients to come to the neurologist office. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of migraine in high school students. Materials and methods: This is a descriptive study which was done on 2213 high school student, that accidentally chosen from couple of times a m...

PURPOSE Headache at altitudes has had an incidence of 25-62% through many related studies. Many reasons are identified concerning headache at altitudes such as acute mountain sickness (AMS), sinus headache, migraine, tension type headache, and frontal tension headache. This study tried to compare different types of headache among trekkers on Mount Damavand, a 5671m mountain, Iran, to find their...

Objectives. This study is aimed at studying the prevalence and characteristics of different types of headaches in patients with Crohn's disease. Materials and Methods. 51 patients in Crohn's disease group (F/M: 26/25) and 51 patients in control group (F/M: 27/24) were involved. Patients in Crohn's disease group were diagnosed and monitored according to European Crohn's and Colitis Organization ...

The effectiveness of EMG biofeedback training for tension headache has been well established. Previous studies evaluating changes in an average EMG activity score from pre- to posttreatment have not consistently found a relationship between a reduction in average EMG activity and headache improvement at posttreatment. The current study is a preliminary analysis of the utility of EMG variance as...

• Objective: To review the classification, diagnosis, and management of chronic daily headache (CDH). • Methods: Qualititative assessment of the literature. • Results: Many patients present to their physicians with frequent or even daily head pain. Careful evaluation of these patients is essential to rule out a number of possible secondary causes of persistent headache, such as trauma, vascular...