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Increased frequency of migraine in narcoleptic patients

Norbert DahmenBarbara GrünJürgen BierbrauerKerstin Querings

subject

AdultMaleSleep disorderPediatricsmedicine.medical_specialtybusiness.industryVascular diseaseMigraine DisordersMEDLINENeurological disorderMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseCentral nervous system diseaseMigraineAnesthesiamedicineHumansFemaleNeurology (clinical)Sex DistributionHeadachesmedicine.symptombusinessNarcolepsyNarcolepsy

description

We explored the relationship between narcolepsy and different types of headaches. We interviewed 68 patients with idiopathic narcolepsy for the presence of headache symptoms based on the criteria of the International Headache Society (IHS). Eighty-one percent of the patients reported headaches that warranted an IHS headache diagnosis. Fifty-four percent of the patients (64% women, 35% men) had migraine with all IHS criteria fulfilled.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
1999-04-01Neurology
https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.52.6.1291