Parkinson’s Disease and HeadacheHalil Murat Þen1, Tuðba Oruç Tunç2, Levent Ertuðrul Ýnan3
1Department of Neurology, Çanakkale 18 Mart University, Faculty of Medicine, Canakkale, Turkey
2Department of Neurology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
3Department of Neurology, Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
OBJECTIVE: The etiology and frequency of headache complaint were examined in patients diagnosed with idiopathic Parkinson’s disease.
METHODS: 60 patients diagnosed with idiopathic Parkinson’s disease in policlinic and a healthy control group of 100 people of similar age and sex were included in the study.
RESULTS: Headache was found in 26 of the patients (43,3%) with idiopathic Parkinson’s disease. There was not a significant difference between the ages of patients with and without headache (p=0,1). The duration of the disease was significantly longer in the patients without headache when compared to those with headache (p=0,02).
CONCLUSION: The frequency of headache in patients with idiopathic Parkinson’s disease is not higher than the healthy population.
Keywords: Parkison’s disease, headache, tension-type headache
Halil Murat Þen, Tuðba Oruç Tunç, Levent Ertuðrul Ýnan. Parkinson’s Disease and Headache. Turk J Neurol. 2014; 20(2): 37-40
Corresponding Author: Halil Murat Þen, Türkiye |
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