Evaluation of prevalence of headache in Multiple Sclerosis patients before  after the disease

How to Cite:Hosein Mozhdehipanah, Naeime Sadat Taghavi, mahnaz abbasi, Evaluation of prevalence of headache in Multiple Sclerosis patients before after the disease.J Inflamm Dis.21(3):e156028.

Abstract

Background: Multiple Sclerosis disease is a chronic disease of nervous system which causes different symptoms. Although headache is not a major symptom of this disease, but a lot of patients suffer from it. To specify the prevalence of headache and its’ types has an important role in diagnose, treatment and improvement the quality of patients’ life. Objective: Our goal of this study was to determine the prevalence of headache in multiple sclerosis patients, before and after the diagnosis of this disease. Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive epidemiologic study was performed on 150 multiple sclerosis patients referred to the neurology clinic of Qazvin in 2015. Data were recorded by history taking & physical examination the existence of headache before the MS diagnosis and at the time of study was evaluated by the patients’ data. Findings: Among participants, prevalence of headache before the MS diagnosis was 40%, which increased to 64% after that (P

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