Headache
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Multicenter Study
Migraine headaches and mood/anxiety disorders in the ELSA Brazil.
To describe the relationship between mood/anxiety disorders and migraine headaches emphasizing the frequency of episodes based in a cross-sectional analysis in the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health. ⋯ The increase in migraine frequency was associated with progressively higher frequencies of having mood/anxiety disorders in all samples suggesting for some psychiatric disorders a likely dose-response effect especially for women.
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Review
Joint hypermobility and headache: understanding the glue that binds the two together--part 1.
Heritable connective tissue disorders (HCTD) present with a wide array of findings, including headache. Because of their unusual substrate, headaches in HCTD can derive from both common and uncommon circumstances. ⋯ In a headache patient, recognizing the presence of an HCTD improves the strategy for diagnosis and management. A brief review of findings related to joints, skin, and arteries may prompt further investigation into the HCTDs.
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Past studies have reported that connective tissue disorders (CTDs) are more common in patients with specific types of headache disorders. ⋯ Observational cross-sectional studies suggest that the prevalence of CTDs is increased in patients with specific types of headache disorders. It is unknown if the CTDs directly cause these headaches disorders or are associated with them through other mechanisms.
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Observational Study
Prevalence of migraine in patients with restless legs syndrome: a case-control study.
To assess and compare the prevalence of migraine in patients with restless legs syndrome (RLS) and matched controls. ⋯ There appears to be a relationship between RLS and migraine, in particular for active migraine without aura.