| Autor: |
Fortini I; Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Hospital das Clínicas, Departamento de Neurologia, São Paulo SP, Brazil., Felsenfeld Junior BD; Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Hospital das Clínicas, Departamento de Neurologia, São Paulo SP, Brazil. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria [Arq Neuropsiquiatr] 2022 May; Vol. 80 (5 Suppl 1), pp. 204-213. |
| DOI: |
10.1590/0004-282X-ANP-2022-S106 |
| Abstrakt: |
Obesity and headache disorders are two very common conditions in the general population that have been increasing in incidence over the last decades. Recent studies have shown a significant relationship between obesity and headaches, particularly migraine, with an important role in whether the disease is chronic. On the other hand, no such association was found with tension-type headaches. Studies showing an overlapping of hunger-control pathways and those involved in the pathophysiology of migraine may justify the close association between obesity and migraine. Moreover, a secondary headache for which obesity is a strong risk factor is idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (pseudotumor cerebri), with several studies showing the impact of weight reduction/bariatric surgery in the treatment of the disease. In conclusion, since obesity is a modifiable risk factor, it is important for physicians treating patients with headaches, and particularly migraine, to be aware of the association between these two disorders. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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