Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Headaches in medical school students

J M Monteiro1, E Matos, J M Calheiros

  • 1Department of Neurology, Hospital Santo António, Porto, Portugal.

Neuroepidemiology
|January 1, 1994
PubMed
Summary

Headache prevalence is high in young adults. The International Headache Society (IHS) criteria identified fewer migraines but more tension-type headaches compared to Ad Hoc criteria.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Facial Nerve Hemangioma of the Lateral Portion of the Internal Acoustic Canal: A Case Report and a Review of Literature.

Journal of neurological surgery reports·2023
Same author

Socioeconomic disparities in obstructive sleep apnea: a systematic review of empirical research.

Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung·2021
Same author

Embedding Anatomical or Functional Knowledge in Whole-Brain Multiple Kernel Learning Models.

Neuroinformatics·2018
Same author

Neoadjuvant treatment with docetaxel plus lapatinib, trastuzumab, or both followed by an anthracycline-based chemotherapy in HER2-positive breast cancer: results of the randomised phase II EORTC 10054 study.

Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology·2014
Same author

Ultrastructure and phylogeny of the parasite Henneguya carolina sp. nov. (Myxozoa), from the marine fish Trachinotus carolinus in Brazil.

Diseases of aquatic organisms·2014
Same author

Tobacco control progress in Portugal: The need for advocacy and civil society leadership.

Revista portuguesa de pneumologia·2014

Area of Science:

  • Neurology
  • Epidemiology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Headaches are a common neurological disorder.
  • Population-based studies are crucial for understanding headache prevalence.
  • Young adults represent a significant demographic for headache research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the prevalence and characteristics of headaches in a young adult university population.
  • To compare headache classification using Ad Hoc Committee (1962) and International Headache Society (IHS, 1988) criteria.
  • To assess the impact of classification criteria on migraine and tension-type headache prevalence.

Main Methods:

  • A structured headache questionnaire was administered to 491 medical students at the University of Oporto.
  • Data collected included demographics, headache frequency, localization, severity, duration, symptoms, and family history.
  • Headaches were classified using both Ad Hoc (1962) and IHS (1988) criteria.

Main Results:

  • A high prevalence of overall headaches was observed in the young adult population.
  • Using all criteria items, migraine prevalence was 6.9% (Ad Hoc) vs. 6.1% (IHS).
  • Tension-type headache prevalence was 14.3% (Ad Hoc) vs. 16.0% (IHS), a significant difference (p=0.0129).

Conclusions:

  • The International Headache Society (IHS) criteria identified fewer cases of migraine but more cases of tension-type headaches.
  • This suggests higher specificity for migraine and higher sensitivity for tension-type headaches with IHS criteria.
  • Classification criteria significantly influence the reported prevalence of common headache types.

Related Experiment Videos