Trigger factors in migraine patients

被引：102

作者：

Fukui, Patricia Timy ^{[1
]}

Tranquillini Goncalves, Tessa Rachel ^{[1
]}

Strabelli, Cintia Giunchetti ^{[1
]}

Fernandes Lucchino, Natalia Maria ^{[1
]}

Matos, Fernanda Cunha ^{[1
]}

Moreira dos Santos, Juliana Pinto ^{[1
]}

Zukerman, Eliova ^{[2
]}

Zukerman-Guendler, Vera ^{[2
]}

Mercante, Juliane Prieto ^{[2
,4
]}

Masruha, Marcelo Rodrigues ^{[2
,3
]}

Vieira, Domingos Savio ^{[2
,3
]}

Prieto Peres, Mario Fernando ^{[1
,2
,3
]}

机构：

[1] Fac Med ABC, Sao Bernardo, SP, Brazil

[2] Inst Israelita Ensino & Pesquisa Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo, Brazil

[3] Univ Fed Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

[4] FMUSP, Inst Psiquiat, AMBAN, Sao Paulo, Brazil

来源：

ARQUIVOS DE NEURO-PSIQUIATRIA | 2008年 / 66卷 / 3A期

关键词：

migraine; trigger factors;

D O I：

10.1590/S0004-282X2008000400011

中图分类号：

Q189 [神经科学];

学科分类号：

071006 ;

摘要：

Background: Migraine is a chronic neurological disease with several trigger factors, including dietary, hormonal and environmental factors. Purpose: To analyse precipitating factors in a sample of migraine patients. Method: Two hundred consecutive migraine patients were interviewed about possible trigger factors for migraine attacks. Results: Most patients showed atleast one dietary trigger, fasting was the most frequent one, followed by alcohol and chocolate. Hormonal factors appeared in 53%, being the pre-menstrual period the most frequent trigger. Physical activities caused migraine in 13%, sexual activities in 2.5% and 64% reported emotional stress a trigger factor. 81% related some sleep problem as a trigger factor. Regarding environmental factors, smells were reported by 36.5%. Conclusion: Trigger factors are frequent in migraine patients, its avoidance may decrease headache frequency and also improve patients' quality of life.

引用

页码：494 / 499

页数：6

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