Gender differences in older adults with chronic migraine in Turkey

Autor:	Nevra Öksüz, Aynur Özge, Hayrunnisa Bolay, Gülhan Orekici Temel, Nilgun Cinar, Derya Uluduz, Musa Öztürk, Gülnur Tekgöl Uzuner, Betül Baykan, Macit Selekler, Ali Kemal Erdemoglu, Fusun Mayda Domac, Ali Akyol, Mehmet Zarifoglu, Levent Ertuğrul İnan
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Nausea Younger people medicine.disease Motion sickness Chronic Migraine Migraine Younger adults medicine Physical therapy Headaches medicine.symptom Family history business
Zdroj:	Geriatrics & Gerontology International. 15:652-658
ISSN:	1444-1586
DOI:	10.1111/ggi.12314
Popis:	Aim Chronic migraine is a growing and disabling subtype of migraine with different risk factors and clinical features, even in older adults. We sought to define and differentiate clinical features of chronic migraine in older adults. We also aimed to compare major clinical features of chronic migraine in older adults with those in younger people of both sexes. Methods We used electronic dataset (Turkish Headache Database) from 13 tertiary headache centers in Turkey. Electronic dataset included detailed headache-defining features according to ICHD-II criteria based on face-to-face interviews and examination by a headache specialist. Using statistical methods, clinical variables of chronic migraine in older adults were compared with those of younger adults. We included 915 patients with chronic migraine (mean age 43.80 ± 13.95 years); 83.3% were females. In total, 301 patients (32.9%) with chronic migraine aged >50 years were compared with 614 patients aged
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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