Gender influences headache characteristics with increasing age in migraine patients

Bolay H. B., ÖZGE A., Saginc P., Orekici G., Uluduz D., Yalin O., ...Daha Fazla

CEPHALALGIA, cilt.35, sa.9, ss.792-800, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 35 Sayı: 9
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1177/0333102414559735
  • Dergi Adı: CEPHALALGIA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.792-800
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Women, gender, migraine, aura, headache symptoms, attack duration, intensity, photophobia, nausea, phonophobia, SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCES, CLINICAL-FEATURES, CEREBRAL ACTIVATION, RISK-FACTORS, PAIN, PREVALENCE, IMPACT, EPIDEMIOLOGY, DISABILITY, BURDEN
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background and aims Migraine headache is one of the most common primary headache disorders and is three times more prevalent in women than in men, especially during the reproductive ages. The neurobiological basis of the female dominance has been partly established. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of gender on the headache manifestations in migraine patients.