Is iron-deficiency anemia associated with migraine? Is there a role for anxiety and depression?

Autor: Mustafa Akker, Hilal Köker, Yahya Çelik, Mehmet Sevki Uyanik, Gülsüm Emel Pamuk, Recep Ak, Mehmet Şerif Top, Ömer Atalay Yürekli
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Wiener klinische Wochenschrift. 128:576-580
ISSN: 1613-7671
0043-5325
DOI: 10.1007/s00508-015-0740-8
Popis: In this study, we determined the frequency of migraine headache in iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) patients and whether it was related to anxiety, depression, and somatization. We included 127 consecutive IDA patients into the study. All patients were asked validated questions about headache and migraine face-to-face. They were administered validated questionnaires for anxiety-depression The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and somatization. The quality of life (QoL) disturbance associated with headache was marked on a 0–10 VAS. Of all IDA patients, 79.5 % defined headache at any time of their life. In addition, 36.2 % of all IDA patients defined the criteria for migraine. IDA patients with migraine were more frequently smokers and had significantly lower hemoglobin and mean corpuscular volume values (p values
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