title: Different types of headache in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Headache in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is considered a common neurological finding, although the relationship is unclear.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  In this study, we aimed to evaluate frequency and characteristics of different types of headache in patients with SLE.
  
  
  METHODS
  40 SLE patients were chosen from those referred to the out patient clinic using the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria for the diagnosis of SLE. Headache classification was done regarding the ICD-II criteria in the patients. Headache severity was assessed by visual analog scale (VAS), and subjects with VAS ≥4 were included in the study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  30 patients out of 40 SLE patients (75%) have different headache types: tension type in 37.5% (n = 15) and migraine in 30% (n = 12), cluster 2.5% (n = 1), and intracranial hypertension 5% (n = 2) of all patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Headache is frequent in SLE especially tension and migraine types, but overall, it is not associated with disease activity.
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Assiut University Hospital, Egypt.
authors.forename: Reda
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Badry
authors.forename: Rania M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Gamal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000145:classification* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010147:Pain Measurement
keywords: Headache; autoimmune; systemic lupus erythematosus