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Open Access 01-12-2021 | Migraine | Research article

Negative effects of accompanying psychiatric disturbances on functionality among adolescents with chronic migraine

Authors: Tugba Uyar Cankay, Mert Besenek

Published in: BMC Neurology | Issue 1/2021

Abstract

Background

Chronic migraine is a condition with gradually increasing prevalence among adolescents which causes severe headaches resulting in functionality loss. Factors contributing to migraine becoming chronic and negatively affecting quality of life in adolescence are still unclear. Parallel with these, we aimed to examine the effect of psychiatric symptoms on headache severity and functionality loss among adolescents with chronic migraine.

Methods

We evaluated features of 50 adolescents who were diagnosed with chronic migraine according to International Classification of Headache Disorders-3 for the first time in their lives by an experienced neurologist. Sociodemographic and clinical data were collected and Pediatric Migraine Disability Assessment Score, Visual Analogue Score and DSM-5 Level 1 Cross-Cutting Symptom Measure Scores (CCSM-5) were evaluated. Semi-structured psychiatric interviews were done to those who scored higher than cut-off scores on CCSM-5. Healthy control group was constituted of cases which had similar age and sex distribution to case group.

Results

Majority of the case group was female (%78). There was a positive correlation between headache severity and computerized tomography history in emergency department. All of the psychiatric symptom scores were significantly higher in case group except for psychotic symptoms; but attention problems and manic symptoms clusters did not have significant difference according to the thresholds of CCSM-5. Receiving a psychiatric diagnosis did not affect frequency, severity or duration of headaches. There were also no relationship between depression/anxiety diagnosis and severity of headache/functionality loss.

Conclusion

Findings suggest that; more rational treatment methods with lesser functionality loss should be developed by adopting multidisciplinary and prospective approach via psychiatric screening for adolescents with chronic migraine.

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Title: Negative effects of accompanying psychiatric disturbances on functionality among adolescents with chronic migraine
Authors: Tugba Uyar Cankay
Mert Besenek
Publication date: 01-12-2021
Publisher: BioMed Central
Keywords: Migraine
Headache
Published in: BMC Neurology / Issue 1/2021
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2377
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-021-02119-6

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Negative effects of accompanying psychiatric disturbances on functionality among adolescents with chronic migraine

Abstract

Background

Methods

Results

Conclusion

2024 ASCO Annual Meeting

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Abstract

Background

Methods

Results

Conclusion

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