Migraine is a significant health problem due to its frequency and accompanying morbidity, which includes disability and loss of performance. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of migraine and assess the disability and preferences of treatment among university students in Afyon, a Turkish city. This is the first cross-sectional prevalence study of migraine conducted on university students in Tu...

BACKGROUND Patients with atypical neuralgia or atypical facial pain have been surgically treated with microvascular decompression (MVD) of the trigeminal root entry zone (TREZ). There are no data regarding the sensitivity and specificity of a vessel-TREZ relationship as a cause of pain in patients with persistent idiopathic facial pain (PIFP) according to the definition given by the Internation...

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Migrainous vertigo (MV) is one of the most common cause of episodic vertigo and is increasingly recognized among neurologist and migraine specialist. Although MV is not included currently in the classification of the International Headache Society (IHS), specific criteria has been proposed and utilized in clinical trials. The aim of this study is to evaluate clinical presentation, VEMP findings...

OBJECTIVE Activation of trigeminovascular system is thought to play an important role in migraine pathogenesis. Blink reflex (BR) test is an easy method to study the trigeminal system. Latencies recorded in BR test were evaluated to examine neurophysiological changes that occur in migraine patients. METHODS A total of 40 patients diagnosed with migraine (9 with aura and 31 without aura) accor...

headaches, Stage-I in 101 patients (10.39%) To assess the prevalence of hypertension in adult while Stage-II hypertension was found in 79 (8.13) patients presenting with headache. patients. Two hundred and forty six (25.31%) Patients and Methods migraineur and 531 (54.63%) non-migraneurs A total of 972 patients with headache were had normal blood pressure. Five hundred and examined and blood pr...

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...