Visual Aura in Non-Migraine Headaches: A Population Study.
J Korean Med Sci
; 38(31): e237, 2023 Aug 07.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Visual aura (VA) occurs mostly in migraine with aura (MA), but some case studies have reported aura in non-migraine headaches. Thus, information of VA in non-migraine headaches is scarce. Aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and impact of VA in non-migraine headache and compare it with that of migraine headache.METHODS:
This study was a nationwide population-based study. We used an internet-based headache diagnosis questionnaire to diagnose headache, and various modules to evaluate clinical features and comorbidities of participants with headache. We defined migraine headache as migraine and probable migraine (PM), whereas non-migraine headache was defined as a headache but not migraine or PM. VA was defined as a self-reporting VA rating scale score ≥ 3.RESULTS:
Of the 3,030 participants, 1,431 (47.2%) and 507 (16.7%) had non-migraine headache and migraine headache, respectively. VA prevalence was much lower in the non-migraine headache group than in the migraine headache group (14.5% [207/1,431] vs. 26.0% [132/507], P < 0.001). In subjects with non-migraine headache, those with VA had a markedly higher number of headache days per 30 days (median [25th-75th percentiles] 2.0 [1.0-5.0] vs. 2.0 [1.0-3.0], P < 0.001), and headache-related disability (6.0 [3.0-16.0] vs. 2.0 [0.0-7.0], P < 0.001) than those without VA. VA prevalence did not differ significantly according to age and sex.CONCLUSION:
Non-migraine headache with VA patients had more severe symptoms than those without VA. These findings may improve the understanding of VA and the management of individuals with non-migraine headache.Palabras clave
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Migraña con Aura
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Epilepsia
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Trastornos Migrañosos
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Humans
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En
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J Korean Med Sci
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MEDICINA
Año:
2023
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Article