RETRACTED: Migraine headache in Sudan

Autor: Etedal Ahmed A. Ibrahim, Ghada A. Mutaal Badri, Khabab Abbasher Hussien Mohamed Ahmed, Mohammed Eltahier Abdalla Omer
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Brain and Behavior, Vol 11, Iss 12, Pp n/a-n/a (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2162-3279
DOI: 10.1002/brb3.2429
Popis: Abstract Background Migraine is a main form of headache, it is also a chronic and complex neuroinflammatory disease; it is characterized by recurrent severe headaches, usually affecting one side of the head, and often accompanied by nausea and blurred vision. In susceptible individuals, irritants can trigger migraine attacks, which can be considered as triggers or accelerators. Objective To describe the precipitating factors, clinical presentation, and treatment of migraine headache in Sudanese patients. Methods This is a descriptive hospital‐based prospective study covering 130 patients during the study period from January 2016 to December 2018. At the National Centre for Neurological Science, Khartoum, participants were Sudanese patients with migraine headache after exclusion of other causes of headache. Data was collected using structured questionnaire entered and analyzed using SPSS version 22.0, p value
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