Tanik Nermin, Saçmaci Hikmet, Aktürk Tülin
Assoc. Prof. MD, Yozgat Bozok University Medical School, Department of Neurology, Turkey.
Assist. Prof. MD, Yozgat Bozok University Medical School, Department of Neurology, Turkey.
Neurol Res. 2020 Mar;42(3):239-243. doi: 10.1080/01616412.2020.1723300. Epub 2020 Feb 12.
: This study investigates the relationship between exposure to hot/cold weather and the characteristic clinical features of headaches in patients with migraine and tension-type headaches.: This cross-sectional study was conducted with the participation of 190 patients with migraine, and 140 patients with tension-type headaches. The patients were evaluated using a form that collected data on their sociodemographic profile, the clinical features of their headaches, any accompanying symptoms and their relationships with changes in the weather (hot/cold). The headaches of all the participants in the study were thought to be triggered by exposure to hot/cold weather.: In the patients with migraine, the exposure to hot/cold weather as a trigger was not found to have a significant relationship with age, body mass index or the characteristic clinical features of headaches (p > 0.05). In patients with tension-type headaches, exposure to hot/cold weather as a trigger was found to have a significant relationship with body mass index (p = 0.019), but not with age or the characteristic clinical features of headaches (p > 0.05).: In obese patients with tension-type headache, it was found that hot weather triggered headache more than cold weather. In patients with migraine and tension-type headaches, no relationship was found between exposure to hot/cold weather as a trigger and the clinical features of headaches. The accurate identification of the factors precipitating headaches by both clinicians and patients can help lower the frequency of headaches.
本研究调查了偏头痛和紧张型头痛患者暴露于炎热/寒冷天气与头痛特征性临床症状之间的关系。本横断面研究纳入了190例偏头痛患者和140例紧张型头痛患者。使用一份表格对患者进行评估，该表格收集了他们的社会人口统计学资料、头痛的临床特征、任何伴随症状以及这些症状与天气变化（炎热/寒冷）的关系。研究中所有参与者的头痛被认为是由暴露于炎热/寒冷天气引发的。在偏头痛患者中，未发现作为触发因素的炎热/寒冷天气暴露与年龄、体重指数或头痛的特征性临床症状有显著关系（p>0.05）。在紧张型头痛患者中，发现作为触发因素的炎热/寒冷天气暴露与体重指数有显著关系（p=0.019），但与年龄或头痛的特征性临床症状无关（p>0.05）。在肥胖的紧张型头痛患者中，发现炎热天气比寒冷天气更易引发头痛。在偏头痛和紧张型头痛患者中，未发现作为触发因素的炎热/寒冷天气暴露与头痛的临床症状之间存在关联。临床医生和患者准确识别引发头痛的因素有助于降低头痛发作频率。
