PREVALENCE OF MIGRAINE AMONG PATIENTS PRESENTING IN OUTDOOR DEPARTMENTS
| Main Authors: | DR. MUHAMMAD HAKIM KHAN, DR. AQSA MUNAWAR, DR. AROOBA |
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| Format: | Article Journal |
| Terbitan: |
, 2020
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/4394711 |
Daftar Isi:
- Migraine is a primary headache disorder characterized by recurrent headaches that are moderate to severe. Typically, episodes affect one half of the head, are pulsating in nature, and last from a few hours to 3 days. This cross-sectional study was conducted among outdoor patients presenting in different hospitals. Name, age, gender, presence or absence of migraine, its intensity and treatment modalities were noted on a predefined proforma. All the data was entered and analyzed with SPSS Ver. 23.0. There were 120 patients included in this study i.e., 70 males (58.33%) and 50 females (41.67%). The mean age of the patients was 35.33±6.23 years. Out of 120 patients, thirteen (n=13, 10.83%) had history of occasional and frequent migraine of moderate to severe in intensity and that they were taking medication for this condition.