Trigger Factors of Migraine

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Trigger Factors of Migraine

Journal Title: Noropsikiyatri Arsivi - Year 2010, Vol 47, Issue 1

Abstract

Objective: Migraine is a recurrent primary headache disorder characterized by different clinical presentations. Migraneurs report excessive sensitivity to light, sound, motion, odours, and other sensory stimuli in and between acute migraine attacks. This study was undertaken to document different trigger factors and to evaluate the differences in episodic and chronic migraine forms. Headache trigger factors were questioned in 190 patients. Methods: Headache triggering factors were questioned in 190 patients. A set of questions concerning the trigger factors were prepared and the information about the triggering factors was collected by a structured interview. All the patients were administered Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). All analyses in this study were performed by NCSS 2007 packet programme. Results: The trigger factors reported in this study were stressor factors, noise, sleep disturbances, fatigue, hunger, physical effort, light, sun, cold, factors affecting scalp, traveling by motor vehicle, eye strain, crowd , odours, crying, weather, high blood pressure, cigarette smoke and menstruation respectively. Conclusion: The prophylactic treatment of migraine decreases the frequency of headaches by affecting various factors. Understanding the link between the trigger factors and headache may yield novel preventative and therapeutic approaches in the management of headache. (Archives of Neuropsychiatry 2010; 47: 58-63)

Authors and Affiliations

Ayşe KUTLU, İrem YALUĞ, Serap MÜLAYİM, Özden OBUZ, Macit SELEKLER

Keywords

Migraine headache trigger factors

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