自行足反射法治疗功能性头痛疗效观察

目的观察自行足部按摩防治功能性头痛的效果。方法选择功能性头痛患者56例，进行调查、施教、督导、评价。结果头痛好转率为96．30％，头昏缓解率44．12％，颈儇缓解率62．50％，恶心、呕吐缓解率61．54％，失眠缓解率53．85％，视觉症状缓解率90．91％。结论自行足部按摩防治功能性头痛有一定的效果。     

Observation of therapeutic effect of cervicogenic headache treated by acupuncture plus Tuina therapy

目的：观察电针配合推拿治疗颈源性头痛的疗效。方法；将200例颈源性头痛患者随机分为电针配合推拿组（针推组，n=100）、电针组（n=50）和推拿组（n=50），分别应用电针颈部夹脊穴、风池穴、阿是穴、患侧率谷、翳风、头维和外关穴和推拿治疗。结果：针推组有效率为100％；电针组总有效率为90．oH；推拿组总有效率为88．0％，差异有显著性意义（P〈0．05）。结论：电针结合推拿是治疗颈源性头痛的有效方法。     

星状神经节阻滞治疗血管性头痛40例报告

目的观察星状神经节阻滞治疗血管性头痛的效果。方法本组病例星状神经节阻滞均采用1％利多卡因经气管旁阻滞,每日1次,12次为1疗程。结果本组40例均经1疗程治疗,优效与良效者共35例,有效率为87．5％。结论星状神经节阻滞是治疗血管性头痛有效的方法之一,值得推广。     

EEG evaluation in children and adolescents with chronic headaches

In order to establish the usefulness of EEGs for the diagnosis of headache in children and adolescents, we retrospectively reviewed the records of 425 patients referred to our Paediatric Neurology Service because of recurrent headache. EEG was recorded ictally in 40 patients and interictally in 412 subjects. Conclusion Our results confirm that the EEG is a very helpful tool, particularly in migraine with aura during the ictal phase, because it shows transient abnormalities that may support the diagnosis of this form of headache. On the contrary the EEG performed during the interictal phase is most often normal or it shows aspecific abnormalities with no relationship with to features. Received: 21 January 1997 / Accepted in revised form: 14 October 1997     

23例头痛型癫痫的临床与脑电图分析

目的 :探讨 2 3例头痛型癫痫的临床特点、诊断方法和脑电图表现。方法 :2 3例头痛型癫痫患者于发作或发作间歇期均作神经系统检查和多次脑电图检查。结果 :头痛型癫痫的头痛部位以亲魃褡魃褡魃褡魃褡魃褡魃褡魃褡魃耥现为反复发作剧烈头痛 ,或伴有头晕、恶心、呕吐等症状 ,缓解后无特殊不适 ,神经系统检查及其他有关实验室检查正常。通过脑电图常规检查和诱发试验 ,大多显示痫性放电。结论 :头痛型癫痫是植物神经发作中常见的发作类型 ,唯一表现是头痛 ,脑电图检查对诊断和鉴别诊断有重要意义。     

Atraumatic needle reduces the incidence of post-lumbar puncture syndrome

We investigated the occurrence of the post-lumbar syndrome (PPS) in relation to the puncture technique used, in a prospective randomised double-blind study comprising 100 patients. A new atraumatic 22-gauge cannula was compared with a 20-gauge cannula with a Quincke bevel. The atraumatic cannula is a needle with a tip shaped like a closed circular cone with a lateral opening, usually used with an outer cannula (introducer). The study showed that both the frequency of PPS and of acute complaints during lumbar puncture can be dramatically reduced with the atraumatic puncture technique. A marked PPS occurred after lumbar puncture with the 20-gauge cannula in 31% of patients, whereas only 5% of patients reported marked post-puncture symptoms after lumbar puncture with the atraumatic cannula.     

Intracranial hypertension and migraine

We describe the case report of a migraineur who developed daily postural headache due to benign intracranial hypertension. The CSF pressure was elevated despite the lack of papilledema on clinical examination. This case emphasizes that intracranial hypertension without papilledema must be in the differential diagnosis of the so-called "migraine transformation" headache. Accordingly, CSF analysis, including CSF pressure measurement, should be part of the diagnostic evaluation of "migraine transformation" headache.     

Relationship Between Distance of Schools from the Nearest Municipal Waste Incineration Plant and Child Health in Japan

In Japan, the main source of dioxins is incinerators. This study examined the relationship between the distance of schools from municipal waste incineration plants and the prevalence of allergic disorders and general symptoms in Japanese children. Study subjects were 450,807 elementary school children aged 6–12 years who attended 996 public elementary schools in Osaka Prefecture in Japan. Parents of school children completed a questionnaire that included items about illnesses and symptoms in the study child. Distance of each of the public elementary schools from all of the 37 municipal waste incineration plants in Osaka Prefecture was measured using geographical information systems packages. Adjustment was made for grade, socioeconomic status and access to health care per municipality. Decreases in the distance of schools from the nearest municipal waste incineration plant were independently associated with an increased prevalence of wheeze, headache, stomach ache, and fatigue (adjusted odds ratios [95% confidence intervals] for shortest vs. longest distance categories =1.08 [1.01–1.15], 1.05 [1.00–1.11], 1.06 [1.01–1.11], and 1.12 [1.08–1.17], respectively). A positive association with fatigue was pronounced in schools within 4 km of the second nearest municipal waste incineration plant. There was no evident relationship between the distance of schools from such a plant and the prevalence of atopic dermatitis or allergic rhinitis. The findings suggest that proximity of schools to municipal waste incineration plants may be associated with an increased prevalence of wheeze, headache, stomach ache, and fatigue in Japanese children.     

Headache after moderate and severe traumatic brain injury: a longitudinal analysis

OBJECTIVES: To measure longitudinally headache (HA) after moderate and severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) and to examine potential association with demographic, injury, and psychologic factors. DESIGN: Cohort study. SETTING: Four Veterans Administration rehabilitation facilities (Minneapolis, Palo Alto, Richmond, Tampa) within the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center. PARTICIPANTS: Consecutive patients (military or veteran beneficiaries) with moderate or severe TBI (N=109) who during acute rehabilitation consented to data collection and who completed 6- and 12-month follow-up evaluations. INTERVENTIONS: Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: HA frequency, location, type, and incapacitation levels measured during prospective neurologic assessments. RESULTS: Nearly 38% (41/109) of patients had acute posttraumatic headache (PTHA) symptoms; most often in a frontal location (20/41), most often of daily frequency (31/41), and showing no relation to injury severity, emotional, or demographic variables. Postacutely, PTHA symptom severity declined within the group. Better individual improvement was associated with less anxiety and depression at 6-month follow-up. Almost all subjects (21/22) with PTHA symptoms that persisted into the 6-month follow-up period reported symptoms again at 12-month follow-up. CONCLUSIONS: PTHA severity in this sample of persons with moderate and severe TBI showed a pattern of improvement that leveled off by 6 months posthospitalization.     

Do others really know us better? Predicting migraine activity from self- and other-ratings of negative emotion

OBJECTIVE: The validity of self-reported negative emotion to predict health status is limited by response biases, introspection limitations, and methodological confounds. The reports of significant others about the patients' negative emotion may circumvent these limitations. This study sought to compare the validity of self- versus other-reported negative emotion as a correlate of migraine headache activity. METHODS: On 89 patients with migraine headache (74 women and 15 men), we correlated self-ratings and significant-other-ratings of patients' negative emotion with patients' report of migraine frequency and severity, which were assessed both cross-sectionally and prospectively, 3 months later. RESULTS: Other-reported negative emotion correlated with migraine activity better than did self-reported negative emotion, both cross-sectionally and prospectively. Patterns were different for women and men, however. Among women, other-reported negative emotion was positively associated with migraine activity. Among men, other-reported negative emotion was inversely associated with migraine frequency and severity. CONCLUSION: The results suggest that it may be valuable to obtain significant-other-ratings when assessing negative emotion in patients and that the genders may differ in how others' ratings are related to the patients' health.