Cervicogenic headache (CEH) is a well-recognized syndrome. Proposed diagnostic criteria differentiate CEH from migraine and tension-type headache (TTH) in most of the cases. The best differentiating factors include side-locked unilateral pain irradiating from the back and evidence of neck involvement--attacks may be precipitated by digital pressure over trigger spots in the cervical/nuchal area...

Primary headaches are common disorders among children and adolescents; tension type headaches (TTH) and migraine being the most frequent types. This paper reviews the literature and summarizes the knowledge regarding the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms that cause headaches, mainly TTH and migraine, discusses the diagnostic criteria for primary headaches, and the different moralities fo...

how to cite this article: talebian a, soltani b, haji rezaei m. causes and associated factors of headaches among 5 to 15-year-old children referred to a neurology clinic in kashan, iran. iran j child neurol. 2015 winter;9(1):71-75. abstract objective headaches are common neurologic problems for children and adolescents. they are divided into two types: primary and secondary. primary headaches i...

background programs to improve the pain and health status in illnesses with pain such as headache are still in their infancy. mindfulness-based stress reduction (mbsr) is a new psychotherapy that appears to be effective in treating chronic pain. objectives this study evaluated efficacy of mbsr in improving pain severity and mindful awareness in patients with tension headache. conclusions mbsr c...

MATERIALS and METHODS: Caloric tests, cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (cVEMPs), and SVV deviations were studied in a group, including 20 patients with migraine without aura (MoA), 24 patients with vestibular migraine (VM), 20 patients with tension-type headache (TTH), and 30 healthy controls. SVV deviations were measured using a translucent bucket. The procedure was repeated 10 t...

BACKGROUND Childhood tension-type headache (TTH) is a prevalent and debilitating condition for the child and family. Low-cost nonpharmacological treatments are usually the first choice of professionals and parents. This study examined the outcomes of specific strength training for girls with TTH. METHODS Forty-nine girls aged 9-18 years with TTH were randomized to patient education programs w...

This observational, descriptive study was conducted to study the clinical profile of children presenting with recurrent headaches to the general pediatric services of a tertiary-care, public hospital in northern India. 43 children, 3-18 year old (23 females, median age 10 years), were enrolled between April, 2011 to January, 2012. History, clinical examination (including fundus evaluation and d...

background: the existence of a pathophysiological link between headaches and muscle activity pattern is still being debated. the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of pain on the timing pattern of the masseter muscle in patients with tension-type headache (tth) and migraine without aura (moa). methods: 57 women (22 controls, 19 moa and 16 tth) participated in the study. the ele...

BACKGROUND The Comprehensive Headache-related Quality of life Questionnaire (CHQQ), is a recently developed and validated instrument, intended for measuring quality of life of patients with all headache types. Currently no validated headache-specific quality of life questionnaires are available in Serbian. The aim of this study was to translate the CHQQ from Hungarian to Serbian, to make necess...