Abstract:
To evaluate the prevalence of headache type in a Pakistani population. Design: Descriptive Study. Place and duration of study: Neuro Diagnostic Centre, Hamdard University Hospital (Taj Medical Complex), Karachi, from July 2005 to January 2006. Patients And Methods: 70 headaches patients were included in this study who reported to the Private Neurology Centre and complained of headaches between July 2005 to January 2006. Age ranged from 8 to 55 years. Results: 27 (38.57%) patients were diagnosed as migraine, 14 (20%) mixed headaches, 14 (20%) tension headaches, 08 (11.43%) drug induced headaches, 02 (2.86%) idiopathic intracranial hypertension, 02 (2.86%) cervicogenic headaches, 01 (1.43%) cluster headache, 01 (1.43%) organic headache and 01 (1.43%) had post- traumatic headache. Diagnosis was based on IHS criteria. Conclusion: Though this is a small study but certain aspects of this study were unusual. Migraine was the dominating headache while tension & mixed headaches followed migraine.
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51-53
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Journal: Medical Channel: Journal of Modern Dental and Medical Sciences, Volume: 13, Issue: 4, Year: 2007