Prevalence and impact of headache and migraine among Pomeranians in Espirito Santo, Brazil

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Renan B. Domingues¹  Camila C.h. Aquino¹  Jasper G. Santos¹  André L. Pirajá Da Silva¹  Gustavo W. Kuster¹ 

[1] ,EMESCAM Santa Casa de Misericórdia Escola Superior de CiênciasVitória ES ,Brasil

关键词: headache;    migraine;    Pomerans;    prevalence;    cefaléia;    migrânea;    pomeranos;    prevalência;    impacto;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X2006000600013

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

This is the first study to assess the prevalence of headache and migraine among Pomeranian descendents in Brazil. A high prevalence of headache in the last 6 months was found (53.2%). Most headache sufferers were diagnosed as having migraine (55%). More women reported to have headache than men (65% and 33.8%, respectively). Migraine was the most common headache found among women (62.2%). Among men migraine was responsible for only 37.8% of the cases of headache. A high impact of headache was found, especially among migraineurs. Most of the headache sufferers declared to seek medical assistance for headache (67%) and most of them used to take common analgesics for headache relief. None of them was under prophylactic therapy.

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