Bokhari Faraz A, Sami Waqas, Shakoori Tania A, Ali Syed A, Qureshi Ghulam Ali
Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Health Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.
Neuro Endocrinol Lett. 2008 Dec;29(6):965-70.
The International Headache Society (IHS) criteria-based questionnaires were given to 647 college-going females (faculty and students) of selected universities in Lahore, Pakistan. Forty five (7%) were diagnosed with Migraine with Aura (MWA), 181 (28%) with Migraine without Aura (MWOA) and 421 (65%) as NMH (non-migrainous headache). We found 'Photophobia and Phonophobia' as the most common headache-associated symptoms, and 'Stress' and lack of sleep' as the most commonly reported triggers of MWA (44%) and MWOA (38%). Most common headache management practice amongst migraineurs was 'sleep' [MWA (35%) and MWOA (39%)]. This is the first paper which elucidates the symptomatology, risk factors and treatment modalities of migraineurs in Pakistan.
基于国际头痛协会（IHS）标准的调查问卷被分发给巴基斯坦拉合尔选定大学的647名上大学的女性（教师和学生）。45人（7%）被诊断为伴有先兆偏头痛（MWA），181人（28%）被诊断为无先兆偏头痛（MWOA），421人（65%）被诊断为非偏头痛性头痛（NMH）。我们发现“畏光和畏声”是最常见的与头痛相关的症状，“压力”和“睡眠不足”是MWA（44%）和MWOA（38%）最常报告的诱发因素。偏头痛患者中最常见的头痛管理方法是“睡眠”[MWA（35%）和MWOA（39%）]。这是第一篇阐明巴基斯坦偏头痛患者症状学、危险因素和治疗方式的论文。
