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Frequency of Migraine as a Chief Complaint in Otolaryngology Outpatient Practice
Joint Authors
Sabra, Omar
Muhammad Ali, Maria
Al Zayer, Maha
Altuwaijri, Saleh
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-01-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
To identify the frequency of typical (headache and dizziness) and common atypical (ear fullness, pressure, pain, tinnitus, facial fullness, and nasal congestion) migraine symptoms as chief complaints among patients presenting to otolaryngology clinic.
Methods.
This is a descriptive study of prospectively collected data from a general otolaryngology practice.
Typical migraine presentations were diagnosed by applying international headache society (IHS) criteria for migraine headache and Neuhauser’s criteria for migrainous vertigo.
Atypical otologic and rhinologic migraine symptoms were diagnosed using individualized criteria.
Charts were reviewed at 6-month interval from the first presentation.
Results.
Out of 1002 consecutive patients, 10.8% presented with “migrainous chief complaint.” All migrainous chief complaint patients had a history of headache but not all of them presented with headache.
Corrected female to male ratio in the migraine group was 3 to 1; age distributions were significantly different between the migraine and nonmigraine groups by applying t -test.
Out of the atypical complaints, 86% of the patients had a history of concomitant typical presentation.
Conclusion.
Actual diagnostic criteria for migraine do not satisfy the diversity of its presentation.
Investigating the history of migraine is enough to diagnose most atypical presentations.
Sound knowledge about migraine seems essential for any ENT practitioner.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sabra, Omar& Muhammad Ali, Maria& Al Zayer, Maha& Altuwaijri, Saleh. 2015. Frequency of Migraine as a Chief Complaint in Otolaryngology Outpatient Practice. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1054496
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sabra, Omar…[et al.]. Frequency of Migraine as a Chief Complaint in Otolaryngology Outpatient Practice. BioMed Research International No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1054496
American Medical Association (AMA)
Sabra, Omar& Muhammad Ali, Maria& Al Zayer, Maha& Altuwaijri, Saleh. Frequency of Migraine as a Chief Complaint in Otolaryngology Outpatient Practice. BioMed Research International. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1054496
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1054496