SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC AND CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF TTH AND MIGRAINE: ASSOCIATION WITH CARE

Journal Title: The Odisha Journal of Psychiatry - Year 2017, Vol 26, Issue 1

Abstract

T h o u g h h e a d a c h e s h a v e e s t a b l i s h e d p a t h o p h y s i o l o g i c a l p a t h w a y s a n d c l i n i c a l manifestations, the reported prevalence and management strategies of headache vary across regions in world owing to demographic, social, economic and cultural diversities. These variables may influence positively as well as negatively the experience, progression and the management of headache. Hence, it is important to comprehend the impact of these diversities to provide greater resources for headache treatment and to reduce the associated headache care burden. The present study is undertaken to study these variables as the possible barriers to headache care associated with TTH and migraine in a selected region of India.

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Preeti Gupta, Archana Shukla, Surjit Prasad

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Preeti Gupta, Archana Shukla, Surjit Prasad (2017). SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC AND CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF TTH AND MIGRAINE: ASSOCIATION WITH CARE. The Odisha Journal of Psychiatry, 26(1), 61-69. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-415879