High prevalence of headaches in patients with epilepsy
Xiang-qing Wang,Sen-yang Lang,Mianwang He,Xu Zhang,Fei Zhu,Wei Dai,Xiao-bing Shi,Min Wan,Yun-feng Ma,Ya-nan Chen,Shengyuan Yu +10 more
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The high prevalence of postictal headaches confirms the frequent triggering of a headache by a seizure, a condition in which the real triggering effect of the headache on the seizure might be difficult to prove.Abstract:
To examine the association between headaches and epilepsy. Consecutive adult epileptic patients who went to the outpatient clinic of the Epilepsy Center of PLA General Hospital between February 01, 2012, and May 10, 2013, were recruited into this study. A total of 1109 patients with epilepsy completed a questionnaire regarding headaches. Overall, 60.1% of the patients (male: 57.2%; female: 63.8%) reported headaches within the last year. The age-weighted prevalence of interictal migraine was 11.7% (male 8.9%, female 15.3%), which is higher than that reported in a large population-based study (8.5%, male 5.4%, female 11.6%) using the same screening questions. The prevalence of postictal headaches was 34.1% (males 32.7%, females 35.2%), and the presence of preictal headaches was 4.5% (males 4.3%, females 5.2%). The prevalence of headache yesterday in the general population was 4.8% (male 3.0%, female 6.6%). Thus, the prevalence of headaches, including migraine, is higher in epileptic patients in China. The high prevalence of postictal headaches confirms the frequent triggering of a headache by a seizure. A much lower frequency of preictal headaches, a condition in which the real triggering effect of the headache on the seizure might be difficult to prove.read more
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