Effect of Helicobacter Pylori Treatment on the Number and Severity of Migraine Attacks

Alireza Bakhshipour; Mahsa Momeni; Nourollah ramroodi

Zahedan Journal of Research in Medical Sciences

The Official Journal of Zahedan University of Medical Sciences

Current Issue All Issues In Press Articles Accepted Manuscripts Search

Journal Information Boards and Committees Indexing and Listing Sources Journal Metrics Open Peer Review (OPR)Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement Contact Us Support Reviewer and AE Registration Form

APC

Authors Guide Submit Manuscript

Effect of Helicobacter Pylori Treatment on the Number and Severity of Migraine Attacks

Author(s):

Alireza Bakhshipour¹,

Mahsa Momeni¹,

Nourollah ramroodi^2,*

1Department of Internal Medicine, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran

2Department of Neurology, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran

Zahedan Journal of Research in Medical Sciences:Vol. 14, issue 6; e93394

Published online:Sep 07, 2011

Article type:Research Article

Received:Apr 23, 2011

Accepted:May 18, 2011

How to Cite:Alireza BakhshipourMahsa MomeniNourollah ramroodiEffect of Helicobacter Pylori Treatment on the Number and Severity of Migraine Attacks.Zahedan J Res Med Sci.14(6):e93394.

Abstract

Background: Migraine is a common headache with an unknown cause. Migraine is about three times more common in women (18.2%) than in men (6.2%). The recent studies have posed the possible relationship between the Helicobacter pylori infection and migraine headache. This study tries to analyze the effect of treating H. pylori infection on number and severity of migraine attacks.
Materials and Methods: In this clinical pilot study, a number of 60 patients with migraine were examined in terms of infecting with H. pylori. Patients with the infections were treated by H. pylori eradication standard triple regimen and the frequency and severity of their migraine attacks were measured for three months and finally the average of frequency and severity of attacks before and after treatment were compared.
Results: The average frequency of the migraine attacks in patients with the H.pylori infection who have been treated was 7.1 before treatment and 2.7 after treatment (p=0.001). Likewise, the severity rate of such attacks in such patients was 9 which decreased to 4.5 after treatment (p=0.002).
Conclusion: According to our study, patients with migraine attacks are preferred to be tested in terms of infecting with H. pylori, and eradication of this infection can be effective in decreasing of the migraine attacks.

Keywords

Migraine

Helicobacter pylori

Aura

Fulltext

The full text of this article is available on the PDF file.

References

1.
The References of this article are available on the PDF file.

comments