Blood Magnesium Levels in Migraine

Cephalalgia ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean Schoenen ◽  
Jeannette Sianard-Gainko ◽  
Marc Lenaerts
Keyword(s):  
Migraine Without Aura ◽  
Serum Magnesium ◽  
Tension Type Headache ◽  
The Other ◽  
Intracellular Magnesium ◽  
Chronic Tension Type Headache ◽  
Type Headache ◽  
The Brain ◽  
Headache Patients

Serum and erythrocyte magnesium levels were screened between attacks in patients with migraine without aura ( n = 38) and with aura ( n = 6), and for comparison in a group of patients suffering from chronic tension-type headache ( n = 25) as well as a group of neurological, non-headache patients ( n = 19). Serum magnesium levels were not significantly different between the four groups of patients. In contrast, magnesium in erythrocytes was on average significantly reduced in patients with migraine without aura compared to the other groups. It is hypothesized that this reduction might be due to an abnormal regulation of intracellular magnesium possibly reflecting at the periphery changes observed in the brain of migraineurs (8).

Leukocyte Subsets and Cortisol Serum Levels in Patients With Migraine Without Aura and Chronic Tension-Type Headache

Cephalalgia ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Leone ◽  
M Biffi ◽  
F Leoni ◽  
G Bussone
Keyword(s):  
B Lymphocytes ◽  
Migraine Without Aura ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Serum Cortisol ◽  
Serum Levels ◽  
Tension Type Headache ◽  
Immunoglobulin Production ◽  
Chronic Tension Type Headache ◽  
Type Headache ◽  
Headache Patients

Leukocyte subsets, serum cortisol and immunoglobulin production were investigated in a group of 12 migraine without aura patients, 12 chronic tension-type headache patients and compared with findings in 12 healthy controls. Chronic tension-type headache patients had statistically significant increased levels of B-lymphocytes (CD19 + cells) ( p < 0.05), while migraine sufferers had a similarly significant decrease in CD8 + T-lymphocytes ( p < 0.05). Migraine patients also had an increased percentage of B-lymphocytes although this failed to reach statistical significance. Immunoglobulin production and cortisol serum levels did not differ in the two headache groups. We conclude that the observed abnormalities in tension-type headache and migraine are unlikely to be a consequence of pain or of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis dysfunction.

scholarly journals Cerebral blood flow velocity in migraine and chronic tension-type headache patients

2018 ◽  
Vol Volume 11 ◽  
pp. 661-666 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebnem Karacay Ozkalayci ◽  
Bijen Nazliel ◽  
Hale Batur Caglayan ◽  
Ceyla Irkec
Keyword(s):  
Blood Flow ◽  
Cerebral Blood Flow ◽  
Flow Velocity ◽  
Blood Flow Velocity ◽  
Cerebral Blood Flow Velocity ◽  
Tension Type Headache ◽  
Chronic Tension Type Headache ◽  
Type Headache ◽  
Headache Patients

scholarly journals Study of Sleep Disorders and Polysomnographic Evaluation among Primary Chronic Daily Headache Patients

2016 ◽  
Vol 07 (S 01) ◽  
pp. S072-S075 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajesh Verma ◽  
Kamal Kumar Nagar ◽  
Ravindra Kumar Garg ◽  
Ravi Uniyal ◽  
Praveen Kumar Sharma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Disorders ◽  
Sleep Disorder ◽  
Chronic Daily Headache ◽  
Daytime Sleepiness ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Tension Type Headache ◽  
Chronic Tension Type Headache ◽  
Daily Headache ◽  
Type Headache ◽  
Headache Patients

ABSTRACT Objective: Studies related to sleep disorders and polysomnography (PSG) among chronic daily headache patients are rare. We studied this and compared chronic migraine (CM) with chronic tension-type headache. Methods: Eighty-three patients were recruited. They were evaluated by semi-structured interview, headache, and sleep diaries along with Epworth Sleepiness Scale score and insomnia symptom score. Overnight PSG was performed and data compared. Results: Chronic tension-type headache was more common than CM, both having female preponderance. Insomnia followed by excessive daytime sleepiness was prevalent sleep disorder. Sleep efficiency and Stage 3 sleep were lower in CM compared to chronic tension-type. ESSS was significantly increased among chronic tension-type patients. No significant correlation was found among PSG parameters in patients with or without sleep disorders. Conclusion: Insomnia being most common sleep disorder among chronic headache population. Chronic tension-type headache had slightly better slow-wave sleep than CM and significantly increased daytime sleepiness.

Trigemino-Cervical Reflex in Patients with Headache

Cephalalgia ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
I Milanov ◽  
D Bogdanova
Keyword(s):  
Pain Control ◽  
Healthy Subjects ◽  
Migraine Without Aura ◽  
Tension Type Headache ◽  
Nociceptive Reflex ◽  
Neurophysiological Studies ◽  
Brainstem Nuclei ◽  
Type Headache ◽  
Healthy Persons ◽  
Headache Patients

Neurophysiological studies have shown abnormal activity of some brainstem nuclei in headache patients. The trigemino-cervical reflex is an anti-nociceptive reflex that gives an opportunity for evaluation of the brainstem interneurone activity. It has not been previously examined in headache patients. We studied 15 patients with predominantly unilateral chronic tension-type headache, 15 patients with migraine without aura and 32 healthy subjects. The trigemino-cervical reflex was recorded bilaterally from the resting sterno-cleidomastoid muscle using surface electromyographic recordings. In all headache patients the trigemino-cervical reflex on the painful side was with shortened latency compared with the non-painful side and with healthy persons. The results suggest decreased activity of the brainstem inhibitory interneurones. We suggest that although the pathophysiological mechanisms of tension-type headache and migraine are different, they share common mechanisms of abnormal pain control.

The Blink Reflex in Chronic Tension-Type Headache, Migraine, and Cervicogenic Headache

Cephalalgia ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 447-450 ◽  
Author(s):  
T Sand ◽  
JA Zwart
Keyword(s):  
Blink Reflex ◽  
Cervicogenic Headache ◽  
Tension Type Headache ◽  
Trigeminal Nucleus ◽  
Chronic Tension Type Headache ◽  
Type Headache ◽  
Symptomatic Side ◽  
Over Time ◽  
Headache Patients

R1 and R2 blink reflex latencies were investigated blind in 10 patients with cervicogenic headache, 11 patients with chronic tension-type headache, 11 patients with migraine, and 9 headache-free controls. There were no R1 or R2 latency differences between the four groups. The latency of R1 increased significantly with headache duration in tension-type headache patients. Shorter R1 latencies were found on the symptomatic side than on the non-symptomatic side in cervicogenic headache patients. The results suggest that a state of hyperactivity may be present in the ipsilateral trigeminal nucleus in cervicogenic headache. Hypoactivity, however, may develop over time in tension-type headache.

Exteroceptive Suppression of the Masseter, Temporalis and Trapezius Muscles Produced by Mental Nerve Stimulation in Patients with Chronic Headaches

Cephalalgia ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenji Nakashima ◽  
Kazuro Takahashi
Keyword(s):  
Nerve Stimulation ◽  
Migraine Without Aura ◽  
Normal Subjects ◽  
Tension Type Headache ◽  
Mental Nerve ◽  
Chronic Tension Type Headache ◽  
Exteroceptive Suppression ◽  
Low Degree ◽  
Chronic Headaches ◽  
Type Headache

Exteroceptive suppression of the masseter, temporalis and trapezius muscles, produced by mental nerve stimulation, was studied in 46 patients with chronic headaches. The background contracting electromyographic activity prior to stimulation showed no difference between normal subjects and patients with any type of headache. In patients with chronic tension-type headache associated with a disorder of the pericranial muscles, the duration and degree of exteroceptive suppression were lower when compared with normal subjects. A low degree of exteroceptive suppression was observed also in patients suffering from migraine without aura, although exteroceptive suppression in patients suffering from migraine with aura and cluster headache was the same as that in normal subjects. A low degree of exteroceptive suppression may play a role not only in chronic tension-type headache associated with a disorder of the pericranial muscles, but also in migraine without aura.

Chronic Post-Traumatic Headaches Classified and Compared with Natural Headaches

Cephalalgia ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 16 (7) ◽  
pp. 486-493 ◽  
Author(s):  
DC Haas
Keyword(s):  
Migraine Without Aura ◽  
International Headache Society ◽  
Tension Type Headache ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Chronic Tension Type Headache ◽  
Naturally Occurring ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Type Headache ◽  
And Control

This study sought to determine whether chronic post-traumatic headaches are different from or identical to the naturally occurring headaches. The chronic post-traumatic headaches of 48 patients were classified, as if they were natural headaches, by the diagnostic criteria of the International Headache Society. Thirty-six patients' headaches (75%) were chronic tension-type headache, 10 (21%) were migraine without aura, and 2 (4%) were unclassifiable. The characteristics and accompaniments of the headaches within each diagnostic group were then compared to those in a control group with natural headaches of the same type. No notable differences between the post-traumatic and control groups were found. Hence, chronic post-traumatic headaches have no special features, but are symptomatically identical to either chronic tension-type headache or migraine without aura (in this series of patients). This identity suggests that post-traumatic headaches are generated by the same processes causing the natural headaches, not by intracranial derangement from head blows or jolts.

Characteristics of Headache in Migraine Without Aura and Episodic Tension-Type Headache in The Turkish Population According to the IHS Classification

Cephalalgia ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
LE Inan ◽  
F Cankat Tulunay ◽  
A Guvener ◽  
G Tokgoz ◽  
N Inan
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Severe Pain ◽  
Migraine Without Aura ◽  
International Headache Society ◽  
Turkish Population ◽  
Tension Type Headache ◽  
Ihs Classification ◽  
Type Headache ◽  
Headache Patients

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.

Nummular Headache: A Series with Symptomatic and Primary Cases

Cephalalgia ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 379-383 ◽  
Author(s):  
LC Álvaro ◽  
JM Garcí ◽  
E Areitio
Keyword(s):  
Migraine Without Aura ◽  
Benign Lesion ◽  
Primary Headache ◽  
Tension Type Headache ◽  
The Other ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Nummular Headache ◽  
Local Pain ◽  
Type Headache ◽  
Key Events

Nummular headache (NH) is a primary headache adopting the form of local pain in a circumscribed area of < 7 cm in diameter in the tuber parietale, albeit it may also be located in other areas of the head. Although it is chronic, it is commonly associated with exacerbations and short periods of remission. Here we report four cases. Two of them could not be considered primary: in one the pain was related to an underlying, pointed and benign lesion disclosed only by magnetic resonance imaging (case 1); the second one had persistent NH days after trans-sphenoidal surgery for a pituitary adenoma, similar to a postcraniotomy headache (case 2). The two final patients suffered from typical forms of primary NH, one associated with migraine without aura, the other with chronic tension-type headache. The response to painrelated treatments and to preventive drugs was poor in the symptomatic as well as in the primary cases. The mechanisms are not clear, and peripheral (case 1) and also central pathways (case 2) could be involved. In the end, secondary forms of NH might coexist with classical primary NH. Particular attention should be paid to tiny skull lesions and to key events preceding the pain.

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