Study, 1976
What types of headaches are related to the menstrual cycle?
A clinical description categorizes types of headaches including those linked to menstrual hormones, but provides no data about how common they are or how well treatments work.
What they did
A clinician describes and categorizes different types of headaches, their features and locations, including headaches caused by hormone changes with menstruation. Diagnostic methods and treatment options are discussed.
What they found
Menstrual-related headaches include those from dilated blood vessels (such as menstrual, premenstrual, and menopausal headaches) and those from constricted blood vessels. Psychological factors can also cause headaches.
What it means for you
This clinical description provides a framework for understanding different headache types but no data on their frequency or treatment effectiveness. It may help identify which type of headache someone has, but doesn't show which treatment will work.
About the study
- Original title
- [Headache]
- Authors
- Godin O
- Journal
- Acta psychiatrica Belgica
- Year
- 1976
- Study design
- Study
- Read the paper
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1035833/
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