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The Journal of Headache and Pain
Published in: The Journal of Headache and Pain 6/2009

Open Access 01-12-2009 | Original

Headache in kidney transplantation

Authors: Ferdinando Maggioni, Maria Cristina Mantovan, Paolo Rigotti, Roberto Cadrobbi, Federico Mainardi, Edoardo Mampreso, Mario Ermani, Silvia Cortelazzo, Giorgio Zanchin

Published in: The Journal of Headache and Pain | Issue 6/2009

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Abstract

The aim of this retrospective study was to determine the relevance of the symptom “headache” in kidney transplanted patients, since few studies have considered headache as a clinically significant complication in this condition. A total of 83 consecutive kidney transplant patients underwent to neurological examination and a detailed headache history was taken. The headache history considered the period before kidney disease, during renal failure, during dialysis treatment and after transplantation. Diagnosis was made according to International Headache Criteria (ICDH-II) (2004). Our results reveal an occurrence of headache after kidney transplantation in 44.5% of the patients, which is higher than rates reported for the general population and in the only specific comparable study on liver transplant patients. These data suggest the need for prospective studies to explore the causal mechanisms by which headache develops with frequency in kidney transplant patients, and in particular to determine the role of immunosuppressive therapy.
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Metadata
Title
Headache in kidney transplantation
Authors
Ferdinando Maggioni
Maria Cristina Mantovan
Paolo Rigotti
Roberto Cadrobbi
Federico Mainardi
Edoardo Mampreso
Mario Ermani
Silvia Cortelazzo
Giorgio Zanchin
Publication date
01-12-2009
Publisher
Springer Milan
Published in
The Journal of Headache and Pain / Issue 6/2009
Print ISSN: 1129-2369
Electronic ISSN: 1129-2377
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10194-009-0148-9

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