We performed a long-term follow-up examination in children and adolescents with migraine and tension-type headache (TTH) in order to investigate the evolution of clinical features and headache diagnoses, to compare International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD)-I and ICHD-II criteria and to identify prognostic factors. We re-examined 227 patients (52.4% female, age 17.6 +/- 3.1 years...

Current research into the pathogenesis of tension-type headache (TTH) and migraine is focused on altered nociceptive pain processing. Among the potential factors that influence sensitization mechanisms, emotional stress, depression, or sleep disorders all have an essential role: they increase the excitability of nociceptive firing and trigger hyperalgesic responses. Sleep disturbances and heada...

BACKGROUND Little is known about the prevalence of primary and secondary headache in clinics in Japan. The aim of this study is to characterize patients with headache in an outpatient unit where primary care physicians are working in Japan. METHODS Consecutive outpatients who newly visited the Department of General Medicine, Asahikawa Medical College Hospital, Asahikawa, Japan between April 2...

The 'dry-needle technique', an intramuscular stimulation technique carried out by using a fine solid, 1-inch long, 30-gauge needle, was investigated in the treatment of tension-type headache (TTH) in a randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Fifteen patients with TTH received intramuscular needle insertions into six designated trigger points, while 15 controls received subcutaneous insertions. He...

OBJECTIVE To assess for differences in headache characteristics and psychosocial factors based on headache diagnosis, and to evaluate whether headache diagnosis moderates relations between psychosocial factors and school difficulties. METHODS Retrospective chart review was conducted with 262 adolescents with chronic tension-type headache (TTH; N = 153) and migraine evaluated at a pediatric he...

Background: Tension-type headache is frequently reported by the patients.
 Objective: The purpose of present study was to see status thyroid hormones among chronic tension type Methodology: This conducted in Department Neurology at Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh. subjects consisted patients presented with primary disorders.
 Result: Among 21.0% had sub-type TTH. Out 42 tensi...

Study objectives: Comparison of efficacy of Myofascial release and positional release therapy in tension type headache. Design: Comparative study. Setting: All the subjects were included from various clinics, hospitals and community in dehradun. Method: Total of 28 subjects was recruited for study on the basis of inclusion and exclusion criteria after signing the informed consent form. Subjects...

BACKGROUND Patients suffering from migraine or tension-type headache (TTH) often treat their complaints with over-the-counter (OTC) medications. Fixed dose combinations of acetylsalicylic acid, paracetamol and caffeine (APC) are among the most commonly used analgesics, and their efficacy for treating acute headache pain has been well demonstrated. This investigation was run to better characteri...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the association between migraine and cognitive ability among members of a longitudinal birth cohort study. METHODS Headache status was determined at age 26 (migraine, tension-type headache [TTH], headache-free control subjects) according to International Headache Society criteria, and data relating to cognitive and academic performance from ages 3 to 26 years were ana...