Characteristics of headache in migraine without aura and episodic tension-type headache in the Turkish population according to the IHS classification |
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Authors: | LE Inan F Cankat Tulunay A Guvener G Tokgoz N Inan |
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Affiliation: | Headache Center, Medical School of Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey |
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Abstract: | We evaluated the characteristics of headache in migraine without aura and episodic tension-type headache diagnosed according to the International Headache Society (IHS) Classification. Fifty migraine without aura and 50 tension-type headache patients were selected prospectively. Fifty-eight percent of migraineurs had pain of a pulsating quality; 88% had severe pain and 74% had unilateral pain; aggravation by routine physical activity was reported by 96%. Episodic tension-type headache was of a pressing quality in 52%, moderate in 40%, bilateral in 82% and aggravated by routine physical activity in 16%. Nausea and/or vomiting, photophobia and phonophobia were reported significantly more commonly in migraineurs than tension-type headache patients. |
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Keywords: | Migraine tension-type headache |
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