Headache in Parkinson's Disease

Meco, Giuseppe; Frascarelli, Marianna; Pratesi, Luca; Linfante, Italo; Rocchi, L.; Formisano, Rita

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2524.1988.hed2801026.x

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“…Other studies compared PD patients with and without headache and found that the 2 groups were similar in terms of PD symptoms. 7,8 To our knowledge, no other study has compared neck stiffness with the severity of headaches. We had expected to find this association, but we did not.…”

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“…The sample size was based on previous studies about this subject. 6,7 All patients underwent computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging of the head. Patients who had any cause of secondary headache detected in brain image were excluded.…”

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“…3,4 Despite this high prevalence of pain, only a few studies have addressed the headaches of these patients. [5][6][7] They found a headache prevalence between 35 and 41%.…”

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“…The first group had greater muscle activity, as shown through electromyography, and more symptoms of depression and anxiety. 7 A Brazilian study compared PD sufferers with controls. PD patients had a significantly lower prevalence of headache in the previous year than controls.…”

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Parkinson’s Disease and Headaches: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Rocha-Filho

Souza-Lima

2020

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Objectives.-This study evaluated headaches among Parkinson's disease (PD) patients and whether there was any correlation between the motor symptoms and the severity of the headaches presented.Background.-Forty to 83% of PD patients are affected by pain. Despite this high prevalence of pain, only a few studies have addressed the headaches of these patients.Methods.-This was a cross-sectional study. Consecutive patients with Parkinson disease were included. Semi-structured interview; the Epworth sleepiness scale; the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS), Part III (motor examination); and the Hoehn and Yahr scale were used.Results.-About 46 patients were included, 52% were men, mean age was 66 ± 11 years. Forty-three patients had headaches, 12/46 (26%), migraines, 31/46 (67%) had tension-type headaches. We found no association between the headache frequency (median: 0.5; 0.5 to 7.5 vs 0.5; 0.5 to 8 days/3 months; P = .757) or intensity (median: 5; 4 to 8 vs 5.5, 4 to 9; P = .514) and the different stages of the PD (Hoehn and Yahr scale: ≤2.5 vs >2.5). There was no correlation between UPDRS score and the intensity (r = −0.099; P = .530) or frequency of headaches (r = −0.136; P = .373). No association was found between the grade of neck stiffness (0 vs 1 and 2 vs 3 and 4) and the headache frequency (Median: 0; 0 to 3 vs 3.5; 0 to 12.5 vs 0; 0 to 6 days/3 months; P = .074) or intensity (Median: 5; 3 to 9 vs 5; 4 to 6 vs 7; 4.5 to 9; P = .434). Twelve patients said that their headaches started after PD had been diagnosed. There was no difference regarding the frequency and characteristics of headaches and PD characteristics between these patients and the other patients with previous headaches.Conclusions.-In this sample of PD patients, there is no association between headache and PD.

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“…3,4 Despite this high prevalence of pain, only a few studies have addressed the headaches of these patients. [5][6][7] They found a headache prevalence between 35 and 41%.…”

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Parkinson’s Disease and Headaches: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Rocha-Filho

Souza-Lima

2020

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“…It seemed that certain MG symptoms induce the development or worsening of headache, but there have been only a few case reports concerning headache in MG patients [1, 2]. On the other hand, some major neurological diseases, including Parkinson's disease [3, 4] and multiple sclerosis [5, 6], have been reported to be associated with headache. In this paper, to investigate the relationship between headache and MG, we examined whether each of the MG symptoms could be a cause of headache in MG patients.…”

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Headache Associated with Myasthenia Gravis: The Impact of Mild Ocular Symptoms

Nishimoto

Suzuki

Utsugisawa

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Myasthenia gravis (MG) patients visiting outpatient clinics frequently complain of headache. However, there have been few reports on the relation between chronic headache and myasthenia gravis (MG). We aimed to investigate whether MG symptoms affect the development or worsening of chronic headache. Among the 184 MG patients who were followed at the MG clinics, tension-type headache was observed in 71 (38.6%) patients and 9 (4.9%) complained of migraine. Twenty-five (13.6%) complained that headache appeared or was exacerbated after the MG onset. The investigation into differences in the clinical characteristics of the MG patients showed that women tended to suffer from MG-associated headache more often than men. Logistic regression analyses revealed that female gender and mild ocular symptoms were independently predictive of headache associated with MG. Our results suggest that treatment of chronic headache should be required to improve the quality of life in MG patients.

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