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Executive and attentional functions in patients with migraine

INTRODUCTION: Migraine is a disease that affects the overall performance of the patient, especially attention and executive functions (EF), with a direct impact on the person's functionality, highlighting the importance of studies in order to minimize its damage. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study wa...

Bilateral tonic pupil during a migraine attack: a case report

INTRODUCTION:Tonic pupil or Adie's pupil occurs due to parasympathetic denervation, and it is characterized by mydriasis with little or no response to light, with pupillary contraction to accommodation. It is caused by eye pathologies, such as infections, trauma, neoplasms, infla...

The Effect of Body Awareness Therapy on Pain, Fatigue and Health-related Quality of Life in Female Patients with Tension-type Headaches and Migraine

West Indian med. j; 69 (2), 2021
ABSTRACT Objective: To examine the effect of body awareness therapy on pain, fatigue and quality of life in women with tension-type headaches (TTH) and migraine. Methods: Socio-demographic features of patients who are included in the study were recorded. Visual analogue scale was used for pain and fati...

A new biofeedback approach for the control of awake bruxism and chronic migraine headache: utilization of an awake posterior interocclusal device

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 78 (7), 2020
ABSTRACT Background: The relationship of bidirectional comorbidity between chronic migraine and pain in the cephalic segment led us to evaluate the improvement in reducing the pain in patients diagnosed with chronic migraine headache and awake bruxism, when undergoing treatment with a partial posterior...

Migraña Abdominal: variaciones en el diagnóstico y tratamiento entre gastroenterólogos y neurólogos pediatras

Rev. chil. pediatr; 91 (1), 2020
Resumen: Introducción: La migraña abdominal (MA) es infrecuente y poco estudiada. Nuestro objetivo fue investigar el diagnóstico y tratamiento de niños y adolescentes con MA y compararlos entre gastroen terólogos y neurólogos pediatras. Pacientes y Método: Todos los cuadros de MA (1-18 años) ...

Subjective benign paroxysmal positional vertigo in patients with osteoporosis or migraine

Abstract Introduction Subjective benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is a form of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo in which during the diagnostic positional maneuvers patients only present vertigo symptoms with no nystagmus. Objective To study the characteristics of subjects with subjective benign...

Transient global amnesia: clinical features and prognostic factors suggesting recurrence

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 77 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT The risk of recurrence of new amnesia events in patients having previously experienced transient global amnesia (TGA) ranges between 2.9-23.8%. Objective: Our objective was to search for recurrence predictors in TGA patients. Methods: Retrospective analysis to identify recurrence predictors in...

Influence of hormonal contraceptives and the occurrence of stroke: integrative review

Rev. bras. enferm; 70 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: To identify scientific evidence regarding the influence of hormonal contraceptive use and the occurrence of stroke. Method: Integrative review of the literature, through database search using the descriptors "contraceptive agents", "contraceptive devices", "contraceptives, Oral" and...

Cutaneous allodynia is more frequent in chronic migraine, and its presence and severity seems to be more associated with the duration of the disease

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 75 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate cutaneous allodynia among patients with chronic and episodic migraine in a tertiary headache clinic. Methods 80 subjects with episodic migraine and 80 with chronic migraine were assessed in a tertiary hospital. The 12-item Allodynia Symptom Checklist/Brazil questionnair...

Vestibular migraine: diagnosis challenges and need for targeted treatment

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 74 (5), 2016
ABSTRACT Approximately 1% of the general population suffers from vestibular migraine. Despite the recently published diagnostic criteria, it is still underdiagnosed condition. The exact neural mechanisms of vestibular migraine are still unclear, but the variability of symptoms and clinical findings both ...