“What Triggers You?” A Study of Migraine Triggers in a Tertiary Care Centre
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2018, Vol 17, Issue 7
Abstract
Migraine is a primary headache that may be triggered by exposure to a potential „trigger‟. METHODS: Migraine triggers in 111 patients with migraine who attended the headache clinic at the Madras Institute of Neurology were documented by a questionnaire approach. The questionnaire included 22 sets of migraine triggers. RESULTS: Stress (45%) was identified to be the most common trigger followed by weather changes (20.7%) and cold drinks (15.3%) as possible triggers. 10.8% were unaware of any possible trigger and most were not aware of other triggers. All patients were educated about all possible triggers and were advised to maintain a headache diary. CONCLUSION: It is important to identify these triggers and avoidance of these triggers reduces the frequency of attacks. Management of stress will help in reducing the morbidity of headaches
Authors and Affiliations
Dr Daniel Sweetson A, Dr Sarala G, Dr Nithyanandam A, Dr Pratheep Kumar S, Dr Lakshmi Narasimhan R
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