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ASSESSMENT OF MENSTRUAL HEADACHE IN STUDENTS IN TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
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Volume 19, Issue 4 (3-2009)
Abstract

  SA Sadreddini [1] , MD S Charsouei [2] , MD M Mousavi [3] , MD H Chaman AliAhmadi [4] , MD

 

 Received: 27 Nov, 2007 Accepted: 6 Aug, 2008

 Abstract

  Background & Aims : Menstrual migraine was described as one sided headache associated with nausea and vomiting, occurring monthly during the menstrual flow. Menstrual headaches are generally of a longer duration more debilitating and more resistant to treatment than other migraines.

  Materials & Methods: The target population was the medical female students of Tabriz University from April 2005 to April 2006. In this study 300 female students, 18 to 26 years old

  (50 medicine students, 50 dentistry student, 50 pharmacology students, 50 untiring student, 50 obstetric students, and 50 nursing student), were studied. The survey was done using questionnaires that were field up by students. This was a cross-sectional descriptive analytic study.

 Results:�All of the interviewers (100%) completed the questionnaires: the prevalence of pure menstrual headache was 27.3% a positive family history headache was found among 62.9% of students who had menstrual headache 20% of native students and 34.2% of in native students had experienced menstrual headache.

  The prevalence rate of migraine was 30.5% and tension-type headache was 69.5%. 47.6% of students had attacks occurring 2 days before onset of menstruation and 41.6% had 3 days after the menstrual period.

 Conclusion: The results of this study were compatible with other studies and this study shows that menstrual headache is highly prevalent among medical students at this university - specially medicine students.

 

 Key words:�Pure menstrual migraine with out aura, Menstrually related migraine, Migraine.

 

  Address: Neurological Diseases Department, Tabriz University of medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
Tel: 09141145662

 

  E-mail: sadrneuro@yahoo.com

 

  Source: UMJ 2008: 19(4): 361 ISSN: 1027 -3727

 



  [1] professor of Neurology, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences (Corresponding Author)

  [2] Resident of Neurology, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

  [3] Resident of Neurology, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

  [4] General Practitioner


ASSESSMENT OF PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS IN MIGRAINE PATIENTS
Dr Shahin Toubaei , Dr Hassan Farrashbandi ,
Volume 21, Issue 2 (8-2010)
Abstract

Received: 3 January, 2010 Accepted: 15 April, 2010

Abstract:

Background & Aims: Psychological problems are prevalent among patients with chronic headache. A large percentage of those with migraine headache are depressed and many of them suffer from anxiety disorders. The aim of this study was assessing the personality traits in migraine patients. 

Materials & Methods: We randomly selected one hundred patients with migraine headaches who referred to neurology clinics. In this cross-sectional research migraine headache was diagnosed by a neurologist and recorded by IHS questionnaire. To assess personality traits, we used NEO-FFI test. Patients with a major psychiatric disorder were excluded and eighty six subjects completed the study.

Results: OF all participants, 67% were female, 35% were married, and 45% high school or university graduates. The mean age was 30 years. Compared to normal population, obsessive traits were more common in migraineurs. Female had low scores in openness to experiences and male had low scores in neuroticism.

Conclusion: In accordance to previous studies, we found a relationship between personality traits and migraine considering psychological profile of patients that can affect the outcome and treatment of migraine.

Keywords: Migraine headache, Personality traits, Psychopathology    

 

Address: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Research Center of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Hafez Hospital Tel: (+98)9173162357

 

E-mail:�shahin.toubaei@gmail.com

 

Source: Urmia Med J 2010: 21(2): 294 ISSN: 1027-3727


Prevalence of Migraine and its Triggers in High School Student in Boukan, 2010
Ibrahim Abdollahpour, Yahya Salimi, Behnam Jabbedari, Maryam Hajji, Zahra Jarjaran Shoshtari,
Volume 23, Issue 6 (3-2013)
Abstract

  Background & Aims : Migraine is a very painful headache and most people affected with it have multiple attacks of headache for many years. The complications of migraine are associated with missing out on school and weakening of students’ academic performance. The current study was conducted to determine the prevalence of migraine and the frequency of some of its triggers in high school students.

  Materials & Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed in the spring of 2010 on 857 high school students in Boukan. Cluster sampling was used and the International Headache Society’s questionnaire and a neurologist’s opinion were used to detect migraine. STATA was used for statistical analysis.

  Results : The prevalence of migraine was 4.78% (12% with aura, and 78% without aura), and the median duration of attacks was 6 hours. Among the migraine triggers were sleep disorders, being the most frequent (63%), and the least frequent were intakes of canned foods and pepper (2. 44%).

  Conclusions : The 4.78% prevalence of migraine, its severity (83% have moderate to severe attacks), and its impact on reducing students’ productivity can highlight the significance of migraine in this age group. Management of migraine triggers, sleep disorders, avoiding extreme heat and emotional stress are recommended to reduce migraine attacks and subsequently to reduce the number of hours missed out in school.


COMPARISON OF SLEEP QUALITY AND MIGRAINE HEADACHES IN PEOPLE WITH PROPER AND IMPROPER AND POOR SLEEP
Saeed Asadnia, Firoozeh Sepehrianazar, Arash Mosarrezaii Aghdam, Saeed Saadatmand,
Volume 23, Issue 7 (3-2013)
Abstract

  Background & Aims : Sleep disorder is prevalent in patients with migraine headaches. The purpose of this study was to compare the sleep quality and migraine headaches in patients with proper and improper sleep.

  Materials & Methods : This study is both descriptive and comparative. The population included all male and female undergraduate students at the University Urmia of the 2011-2012 school years who were randomly selected through multiphase cluster sampling. First of all, the Questionnaires of Pittsburgh Sleep Quality and Najjarian Migraine headache symptoms were administered to 280 students. In the next step, Results of the questionnaires relating to Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Test showed that 115 subjects had lower score than the cut point on the tests and 115 of the students had high score than the cut point. Then, Students based on their score were divided into proper and improper sleep groups. Analysis of the data submitted to multivariate variance statistical analysis.

  Results : The results showed significant difference (P=0.0001) between the two groups in terms of the variables which being studied. The group with improper sleep obtained a higher average in the variables of migraine headache, sleep quality and its sub-scales which are subjective sleep quality, delay and difficulty falling asleep, sleep duration, good sleep, sleep disorders, use of narcotics and sleep medications and daily dysfunctions.

  Conclusion : People who have poor sleep quality, sleep disorders, migraine headaches and difficulty falling asleep experience more problems in their life.

  

  SOURCE: URMIA MED J 2012: 23(7): 830 ISSN: 1027-3727


THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SLEEP QUALITIES WITH MIGRAINE HEADACHES AMONG URMIA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
Saeed Asadnia, Dr Firoozeh Sepehrian Azar, Saeed Saadatmand , Dr Arash Mosarrezaii Aghdam ,
Volume 24, Issue 4 (7-2013)
Abstract

 

 Background & Aims: Both headaches and sleep problems are the most common clinically reported problems. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between sleep quality and migraine headaches.

  Materials & Methods: General design of this study was a descriptive correlative. To achieve our aim, 263 subjects (137 female and 126 male) were randomly selected from Urmia University during 2010-2011 school year. First, the Questionnaires of Sleep Quality test and migraine headaches symptom assessment test of Najjarian were administered to the subjects. The data were analyzed using multiple regression and Pearson correlation coefficient methods.

 Results: The results showed that there were statistically significant associations between sleep quality and mental sleep quality, delay in going to sleep, helpful sleep, sleep disorders, taking hypnotic pills and daily function disorder subscales with migraine headaches (P<0.05) and (P<0.01) . However, there was no relationship between the period of time and migraine headache (P<0.05). Also the results from regression analyses showed that sleep disorders, daily function disorder and delay in going to sleep could predict and explain 22.6% of changes associated to migraine headaches.

  Conclusion : Sleep quality and migraine headaches are associated and those who have well sleep quality experience less migraine headaches. 

  SOURCE: URMIA MED J 2013: 24(4): 294 ISSN: 1027-3727


A SURVEY ON CORRELATION BETWEEN PREECLAMPSIA WITH MIGRAINE DURING PREGNANCY
Zahra Karimian, Nosrat Bahrami, Sara Sangi, Ala Sabermohammad, Firozeh Safar, Mahbube Kafai Atrian, Nahid Sarafraz,
Volume 24, Issue 8 (10-2013)
Abstract

 

Background & Aims: Migraine is a benign syndrome and recurrent with nervous dysfunction symptoms. Preeclampsia is a pregnancy-specific syndrome that it is one of major reasons of mortality in mother and fetus. This study aimed to survey the relationship between preeclampsia in during pregnancy and migraine among women attending to Kashan hospitals in 2011.

Materials & Methods: This study was an analytical case-control study. The sampling was done through a non-randomized objective method. The women were divided into two groups, the case group (with preeclampsia), 132 women and the control group (with preeclampsia) 132 women. The research data collected using demographic feature, medical and midwifery questions, evaluation of preeclampsia and migraine. The p-value of less than 0.05 was considered significant.

Results: According to the findings, the mean of the pregnancy age in the case and the control group were 36.3± 3.9 and 37.9± 2.1 week (P<0.001). In addition, there was a significant increase in women with migraine in the case group (19 cases) compared with the control group (6 cases)( P<0.001). This study showed that Odds Ratio (OR) estimated that there was 3.6 times more history of migraine among the case group vs. the control group (Odds Ratio=3.6 CI= 1.3-5.9).

Conclusion: According to results of this study, early diagnosis of preeclampsia and appropriate treatment during pregnancy can reduce the risk of preeclampsia in pregnancy.

SOURCE: URMIA MED J 2013: 24(8): 638 ISSN: 1027-3727


THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ELECTROMYOGRAPHY BIOFEEDBACK WITH RELAXATION TRAINING ON THE REDUCTION OF THE DURATION OF HEADACHES IN MIGRAINE PATIENTS: SINGLE CASE STUDY
Fariba Sepehri, Karim Asgari, Mohammadreza Najafi , Ahmad Abedi , Anis Jahanbazi ,
Volume 25, Issue 7 (9-2014)
Abstract

Background & Aims: The study strived to investigate the effectiveness of Electromyography (EMG) biofeedback with relaxation training on reduction of the duration of headaches in migraine patients in Isfahan.

Materials & Methods: In this study, two patients with chronic migraine were selected using purposeful sampling. This investigation used a single subject with A-B design. Intervention was started after determining the base-line. The EMG biofeedback was taught to each single participant for 24 sessions of 45-minute intervention sessions, and 1 month after the intervention period, the follow-up test was performed. The instrument used was headache diary checklist.

Results: It was revealed that during the visual analysis of data graphs for EMG biofeedback on the reduction of duration of headaches, the intervention was significantly effective for all 2 participants.

Conclusion: This study showed that EMG biofeedback with relaxation training could reduce the reduction of headaches in migraine patients. As other studies concluded, besides this treatment taking medication could lead to more lasting effects and reduce the duration of the attacks.

 

SOURCE: URMIA MED J 2014: 25(7): 683 ISSN: 1027-3727


COMPARISON OF THE EFFECT OF SODIUM VALPROATE AND LEVETIRACETAM ON THE PREVENTION OF MIGRAINE HEADACHES: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY
Surena Nazarbaghi, Arash Mosarrezaii Aghdam, Babak Ahmadi Salmasi, Salar Memarzadeh,
Volume 30, Issue 6 (9-2019)
Abstract
Background & Aims: Preventive treatment of migraine headaches is performed after careful and complete examination of the number and quality of headaches in the patient to improve the patient's quality of life and avoid unpleasant side effects. This study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of two drugs of levetiracetam and sodium valproate on preventive treatment of migraine headaches.
Materials & Methods: In this prospective study, 35 patients with migraine headache who met the preventive treatments criteria and underwent at least 12 weeks of sodium valproate treatment at a dose of 1000 mg daily and did not responded to treatment were randomly selected and included in the study and their drug was changed to levetiracetam at a dose of 500 mg daily. All patients were visited 6 weeks and 12 weeks later in terms of the number, severity, duration and quality of headaches and the data was recorded in the relevant forms. Finally, all data was entered into SPSS software and analyzed.
Results: 35 patients participated in this study, among which 40% were male and 60% were female. The mean age of the patients was 32.51 ± 10.90 years. In this study, according to the results of the repeat measure, it was concluded that levetiracetam drug reduces both the severity and the number of migraine headaches in the patients who have shown resistance to sodium valproate (P = 0.001).
Conclusion: It seems that levetiracetam is an appropriate option to treat migraine headache in the patients who have shown resistance to sodium valproate or the probability of side effects of sodium valproate is high in the disease.
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