A5039855008- Migraine and Headache Studies
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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
2013-2024
Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre
2022
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
2022
Polydoro Ernani de São Thiago University Hospital
1996-2021
Hospital Amaral Carvalho
2021
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
2008-2013
Governador Celso Ramos Hospital
1998-2011
Universidade Federal Fluminense
2008
Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
2008
Universidade de São Paulo
2008
The global burden of headache is very large, but knowledge it far from complete and needs still to be gathered. Published population-based studies have used variable methodology, which has influenced findings made comparisons difficult. Global Campaign against Headache undertaking initiatives improve standardize methods in use for cross-sectional studies. One requirement a survey instrument with proven cross-cultural validity. This report describes the development such an instrument. Two...
The aim of this study was to estimate the 1-year prevalence migraine and degree association with some sociodemographic characteristics a representative sample adult population Brazil. This cross-sectional, population-based study. Telephone interviews were conducted on 3848 people, aged 18–79 years, randomly selected from 27 States estimated gender- age-adjusted 15.2%. Migraine 2.2 times more prevalent in women, 1.5 subjects > 11 years education, 1.59 income < 5 Brazilian Minimum Wages...
Migraine aura, made up of one or more neurological symptoms arising from the cortex brainstem, is a complex phenomenon. Visual aura most frequent manifestation. Studying subjective components visual makes it possible to identify common characteristics.To thoroughly describe characteristics migraine in patients with aura.We performed retrospective, descriptive study 122 collected at two headache clinics Americas. This was designed determine typical aura.The features our are that occurs before...
Visual auras (VAs) of 100 patients with migraine aura were studied by questionnaire. accompanied the patients' first headache (HA) in 39% patients. Only 19% had VAs every attack. Patients over entire HA history a high frequency (greater than 50%) attacks VA; VA during only part low (less 50%} VA. The occurred exclusively prior to 57%. free interval between end and start was usually (75%) shorter 30 minutes. Most (59%) that lasted from 1 They started periphery visual fields 56%. most common...
The aim of this study was to estimate the 1-year prevalence headache, migraine, tension-type headache (TTH) and chronic daily (CDH), degree association migraine with some sociodemographic characteristics population Florianopolis, Brazil. This is a cross-sectional, door-to-door, population-based study. In 300 randomly selected households, 625 subjects, aged 15-64 years, responded structured questionnaire. 80.8%, 22.1%, TTH 22.9%, CDH 6.4%. Migraine were significantly more prevalent in females...
The objectives of this study were to estimate the 1-year prevalence chronic daily headache (CDH) and degree association CDH with some sociodemographic characteristics adult population Brazil. This was a cross-sectional, population-based study. We conducted telephone interviews 3848 people, aged 18-79 years, randomly selected from 27 States calculated through ratios, adjusted Poisson regression by gender, age factors. estimated gender- age-adjusted 6.9%. 2.4 times more prevalent in women,...
To estimate the 1-year prevalence of tension-type headache (TTH) and degree association TTH with some sociodemographic characteristics a representative sample adult population Brazil.This was an observational, cross-sectional, population-based study. We conducted telephone interviews on 3848 people, aged 18-79 years, randomly selected from 27 states Brazil. Trained lay interviewers administered structured questionnaire. It included questions about population, as well headache. The calculated...
Even though migraine and other primary headache disorders are common debilitating, major health surveys in Brazil have not included them. We repair this omission by combining data on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) the Brazilian National Health Survey (PNS) 2013 with epidemiological prevalence severity Brazil. The purpose is to rank its impact public healthh among NCDs order support public-health policy toward better care for Data from PNS, a cross-sectional population-based study, were...
Population-based studies of headache disorders are important. They inform needs assessment and underpin service policy for a set that public-health priority. On the one hand, our knowledge global burden is incomplete, with major geographical gaps; on other, methodological differences variable quality notable among published prevalence, cost. The purpose here was to start process developing standardized better methodology in these studies. An expert consensus group assembled identify key...
Chronic migraine is a condition with significant prevalence all around the world and high socioeconomic impact, its handling has been challenging neurologists. Developments for understanding mechanisms associated conditions, as well that of new therapies, have quick important, fact which motivated Latin American Brazilian Headache Societies to prepare present consensus. The treatment chronic should always be preceded by careful diagnosis review; detection possible worsening factors...
In this article, a group of experts in headache management the Brazilian Headache Society developed through consensus strategic measurements to treat migraine attack both child and adult. Particular emphasis was laid on treatment women, including at pregnancy, lactation perimenstrual period.
Background Disability imposed by headache disorders constitutes an expressive economic burden, mostly from indirect costs due to absenteeism and presenteeism. Objective To estimate presenteeism in Brazil. Methods In a secondary, descriptive analysis of two nationwide databases, we estimated based on headache-related disability socioeconomic data. Results the first database analyzed (n = 3838), 12.8% employed population with missed at least 1 day work last 3 months (mean, 95% CI 4.2 days...
Abstract The Brazilian Headache Society (Sociedade Brasileira de Cefaleia, SBCe, in Portuguese) nominated a Committee of Authors with the aim establishing consensus recommendations regarding prophylactic treatment for episodic migraine based on articles published worldwide literature, as well personal experience. Migraine affects 1 billion people around world and more than 30 million Brazilians. In addition, it is an underdiagnosed undertreated disorder. It known within medical community...
Migraine affects 1 billion people worldwide and > 30 million Brazilians; besides, it is an underdiagnosed undertreated disorder.The need to disseminate knowledge about the prophylactic treatment of migraine known, so Brazilian Headache Society (SBCe, in Portuguese acronym) appointed a committee authors with objective establishing consensus recommendations on episodic based articles from world literature as well personal experience.Meetings were held entirely online, participation 12 groups...