Overlap of Migraine and Tension-Type Headache in the International Headache Society Classification

Autor: Messinger, Harley B, Spierings, Egilius LH, Vincent, Arnaud JP
Zdroj: Cephalalgia; November 1991, Vol. 11 Issue: 5 p233-237, 5p
Abstrakt: Using questionnaire data from two recent surveys, headache sufferers were classified as having either migraine, episodic, or chronic tension-type headache using the International Headache Society criteria. Of 410 subjects with a headache history of 2 years or more, 147 or 35.9% were assigned Code 1.7 (migrainous disorder not fulfilling the above criteria) or Code 2.3 (headache of the tension-type not fulfilling above criteria). In 79 of these 147 subjects (53.7%), either of the above codes would have been equally valid. Separate scores for “migraine” and “tension” symptoms may provide a way to handle this overlap and aid in choosing optimal therapy.
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