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Published on: June 2, 2014
Characteristic and overlapping features of migraine and tension-type headache
Dilsad Turkdogan1, Sultan Cagirici, Didem Soylemez
1Department of Pediatric Neurology, Institute of Neurological Sciences, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Objective:
This epidemiological survey was conducted to investigate comprehensive characteristic and overlapping features of migraine and tension-type headache (TTH) disorders classified based on International Classification of Headache Disorders-II.
Methods:
The stratified cohort of this study was composed of 2504 schoolchildren aged 10 to 17 years. A 38-item questionnaire inquiring all characteristic features of primary headache syndromes mandatory for classification was applied to selected 483 children with recurrent headache in the last 6 months.
Results:
Migraine was diagnosed in 227 (47.0%) of 483 children and TTH in 154 (31.9%). Out of 125 children with definite migraine, 73 (58.4%) reported tension-type symptoms and 94 (68.1%) of 138 children with definite TTH reported migraine-type symptoms. Pressing pain (21%) and lack of aggravation of pain by physical activity (34%) were the major tension-type features in patients with migraine. Throbbing quality (43%) and aggravation by physical activity (30%) determined the main migraine-type features in patients with TTH.
Conclusion:
The frequent co-occurrence of migraine and TTH symptoms suggests the presence of a common pathogenesis.
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