Headache
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Observational Study
Prevalence of migraine in patients with restless legs syndrome: a case-control study.
To assess and compare the prevalence of migraine in patients with restless legs syndrome (RLS) and matched controls. ⋯ There appears to be a relationship between RLS and migraine, in particular for active migraine without aura.
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Multicenter Study
Migraine headaches and mood/anxiety disorders in the ELSA Brazil.
To describe the relationship between mood/anxiety disorders and migraine headaches emphasizing the frequency of episodes based in a cross-sectional analysis in the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health. ⋯ The increase in migraine frequency was associated with progressively higher frequencies of having mood/anxiety disorders in all samples suggesting for some psychiatric disorders a likely dose-response effect especially for women.
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Review
Joint hypermobility and headache: understanding the glue that binds the two together--part 1.
Heritable connective tissue disorders (HCTD) present with a wide array of findings, including headache. Because of their unusual substrate, headaches in HCTD can derive from both common and uncommon circumstances. ⋯ In a headache patient, recognizing the presence of an HCTD improves the strategy for diagnosis and management. A brief review of findings related to joints, skin, and arteries may prompt further investigation into the HCTDs.