Characteristics of headache in migraine without aura and episodic tension-type headache in the Turkish population according to the IHS classification.
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.
Inan
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Headache Center, Medical School of Ankara University, Turkey.
Tulunay
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Guvener
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Tokgoz
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Inan
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D000328:Adult; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006261:Headache / Q000145:classification* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000145:classification*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012955:Societies, Medical; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000150:complications*; D014421:Turkey