Information about the comorbidity of epilepsy and migraine is very contradictory. Earlier studies have shown twice the prevalence of migraine among people with epilepsy. However, studies conducted in recent years have refuted the claim that
Category: Headaches
The combination of heart defects and migraines
In the general population, approximately one in five adults has a pathology such as an open oval hole (LLC). Among people with migraine, especially with aura, the prevalence of LLC is especially high. Thus, a
Coronary heart disease in patients with headache – migraine
The study of women’s health revealed a similar relationship between migraine with aura and ischemic heart disease. With migraine with aura, the risk of fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular events was higher than with migraine without
Cardiovascular diseases with migraine
Chest pain complaints often lead to suspicion of cardiovascular disease. As a retrospective analysis of the database showed, patients with migraine complained of chest pain more often than patients not suffering from migraine (21 vs.
Associated headache diseases – comorbidity
At the same patient at the same time can occur independently from each other or be combined different diseases. In such cases, both the doctor and the patient seek to understand whether one disease triggered
Treatment of episodic and chronic cluster headaches
Treatment of episodic and chronic cluster headaches is not designed to reduce the severity of individual attacks. Treatment is usually considered successful if the frequency and duration of headaches is reduced. For this reason, the
Treatment of a puchkovy (cluster) headache – drugs
The intensity of each individual episode of cluster headaches is so high that their treatment should focus primarily on prevention. Due to the short duration of attacks of cluster headaches, most symptomatic drugs do not
Treatment of tension headaches – principles
Like migraines, rarely occurring episodes of tension headache should be stopped by symptomatic means, and more frequent episodes may require prophylactic therapy. In general, drugs used for the symptomatic and prophylactic treatment of migraine are
The scheme (principles) of the treatment of migraine. When to treat a migraine?
The choice of tactics for the treatment of migraine depends on the frequency and severity of headaches. In patients who do not abuse drugs, but suffer from frequent weak and rare, but severe headaches (for
Treatment of post-traumatic headache – principles
Post-traumatic headaches, as a rule, are transient. During the first few weeks of treatment, frequent severe headaches with typical symptoms of migraine, which gradually decrease and acquire the features of tension headaches. Treatment schemes for