Background: Menstrual Migraine (MM) is a subgroup of migraine headache that affect the quality of life of patients in menstrual age. Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA) is the most common cause of anemia, especially in women of reproductive age. Objectives: To determine the association of iron deficiency anemia with menstrual migraine. Materials and Methods: This descriptive-analytic study was c...

BACKGROUND Migraine has been associated with risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Data on the association between migraine frequency and CVD are sparse. METHODS Prospective cohort study of 27,798 US women aged >or=45 years, who were free of CVD, and for whom we had information on lipids and migraine frequency. We categorized migraine frequency as < monthly, monthly, and >or= weekly. Incident...

Migraine has been associated with sleep disturbances. Relationship between sleep quality and migraine frequency is yet to be determined. The present study aimed to investigate sleep disturbances among low-frequency, moderate-frequency, high-frequency, and chronic migraineurs, with and without auras, with well-controlled confounding variables.This cross-sectional controlled study included 357 su...

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). ...

migraine involves 5-10% of children and adolescents. thirty percent of children with severe migraine attacks have school absence and reduced quality of life that need preventive therapy. the purpose of this randomised control trial study is to compare the effectiveness, safety and the tolerability of pregabalin toward propranolol in migraine prophylaxis of children. from may 2011 to october 201...

objective this study was conducted to evaluate the preventive effect of lamotringine on migraine aura and migraine attacks in children, afflicted with classic migraine. material & methods conducted between october 2005 and april 2008 in the neurology clinic of kashani hospital,  shahrekord, this study was a clinical trial, aimed at evaluating the prophylactic effects of lamotringine administere...

OBJECTIVE To assess the efficacy and safety of cinnarizine for the prophylaxis of migraine associated vertigo in the vestibular migraine and migraine with brainstem aura. BACKGROUND Vestibular migraine and migraine with brainstem aura are two principal clinical syndromes that frequently are associated with vertigo. Since cinnarizine is a well-tolerated calcium channel blocker which has accept...

conclusions results of this study showed that c. sativum fruit is efficient in reduction of the duration and frequency of migraine attacks and in diminishing pain degree. results of 68 patients randomized, 66 were included in analysis. the generalized estimating equations analysis showed that the coriander fruit syrup decreased duration, severity and frequency of migraine, in the intervention g...

BACKGROUND Migraine is a primary headache disorder that affects the neurovascular system. Recent studies have shown that consumption of some fatty acids such as omega-3 fatty acids improves migraine symptoms. The aim of the present study is to assess the association between usual intake of fatty acids such as eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), and saturated fatty acids (SF...