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Characterization of headaches in the premenstrual tension syndrome.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19330208     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: Characterization of headaches in premenstrual syndrome (PMS). Although headache is one of the symptoms for PMS, no details on this headache are given by the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) criteria. METHOD: A group of 45 fertile age women presenting PMS were invited to complete a registration diary for headache and PMS symptoms for three consecutive months. The diary included details of each headache attack, allowing for classification according to the International Headache Society criteria (IHS-2004). RESULTS: Migraine without aura was the most common type of headache in PMS (n=27, 60%), followed by tension type headache (n=15, 30%). Only in two cases the type of headache varied among the observed months, and only in one case the diagnosis could not be concluded by the IHS-2004 criteria. CONCLUSION: Better clinical and therapeutic approach to headache in PMS can be achieved if the patient's type of headache could be properly characterized.
Authors:
Yara Dadalti Fragoso; Andrea Cristina Rodrigues Guidoni; Luciana Brites Ribeiro de Castro
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria     Volume:  67     ISSN:  1678-4227     ISO Abbreviation:  Arq Neuropsiquiatr     Publication Date:  2009 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-03-30     Completed Date:  2010-02-11     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0125444     Medline TA:  Arq Neuropsiquiatr     Country:  Brazil    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  40-2     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Medical Faculty, Universidade Metropolitana de Santos, Santos, SP, Brazil. yara@bsnet.com.br
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Female
Headache Disorders / classification,  diagnosis*,  therapy
Humans
Migraine without Aura / diagnosis
Premenstrual Syndrome / diagnosis,  physiopathology*
Prospective Studies
Tension-Type Headache / diagnosis

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