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Current Pain and Headache Reports
Published in: Current Pain and Headache Reports 4/2011

01-08-2011

Headaches During Pregnancy

Authors: Rossella E. Nappi, Francesca Albani, Grazia Sances, Erica Terreno, Emanuela Brambilla, Franco Polatti

Published in: Current Pain and Headache Reports | Issue 4/2011

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Abstract

Among primary headaches, migraine is the form more sensitive to the ovarian hormonal milieu. Migraine without aura (MO) benefits from the hyperestrogenic state of pregnancy and the lack of hormonal fluctuations, while migraine with aura (MA) presents distinctive features. Indeed, a very strong improvement of MO has been documented across gestation, and only a minority of pregnant women still suffers during the third trimester. On the other hand, fewer women with MA report improvement or remission, and new onset of aura may be observed during pregnancy. After delivery, breastfeeding exerts a protective action on migraine recurrence. The persistence of migraine during gestation seems to affect neonatal outcomes, and several studies indicate a link between migraine and an increased risk of developing gestational hypertension/preeclampsia and other vascular complications.
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Metadata
Title
Headaches During Pregnancy
Authors
Rossella E. Nappi
Francesca Albani
Grazia Sances
Erica Terreno
Emanuela Brambilla
Franco Polatti
Publication date
01-08-2011
Publisher
Current Science Inc.
Published in
Current Pain and Headache Reports / Issue 4/2011
Print ISSN: 1531-3433
Electronic ISSN: 1534-3081
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11916-011-0200-8

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