Family medicine
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Fam Med
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The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of migraine headache in a family practice patient population. In addition, this study evaluated the simultaneous presence of Raynaud's phenomenon (RP) and migraine and examined the influence of sex hormonal status on migraine symptoms. ⋯ The use of the ICHPPC criteria for migraine headache is reliable in morbidity surveys in family practice. Although there was an overlap, migraine differed in various aspects from tension headache. Digital vasospasm and the influence of female hormonal changes were present in both headache groups.