title: The relationship between migraine and atopic disorders-the contribution of pulmonary function tests and immunological screening.
abstract: This cross-sectional clinical study was conducted in order to explore the relationship between atopic disorders and migraine. We evaluated 186 consecutive patients with migraine. Patients with a history of atopic disorders were compared with the others during headache-free intervals, for their headache characteristics, pulmonary test (PFT) performances and immunological screenings, through appropriate statistical methods. Of the patients with migraine, 77 (41.4%) reported at least one atopic disorder. PFT screening showed a general decreased pulmonary capacity and an important correlation between a positive history of atopic disorders and both increased eosinophil and IgE levels in headache-free periods. It should be discussed whether screening with PFT or immunological tests helps in early detection of progressive lung disease which might develop in these patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey. aozge@mersin.edu.tr
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ozge
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ozge
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Oztürk
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kaleagasi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ozcan
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Yalçinkaya
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ozveren
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yalçin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015166:Monitoring, Immunologic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015995:Prevalence; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology