A Comparison of Dysautonomias Comorbid with Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome and with Migraine

Joint Authors

Heller, Elizabeth
Madan, Shruti
Chelimsky, Gisela
McNeeley, Kevin
Alshekhlee, Amer
Chelimsky, Thomas C.

Source

Gastroenterology Research and Practice

Issue

Vol. 2009, Issue 2009 (31 Dec. 2009), pp.1-6, 6 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2010-01-06

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

6

Main Subjects

Diseases

Abstract EN

Cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS) shares many features with migraine headache, including auras, photophobia, and antimigrainous treatment response being traditionally viewed as a migraine variant.

Aims.

To determine whether CVS is associated with the same disorders as migraine headache, and compare these associations to those in healthy control subjects.

Methods.

Cross-sectional study of patients utilizing the ODYSA instrument, evaluating the probability of 12 functional/autonomic diagnoses, CVS, migraine, orthostatic intolerance (OI), reflex syncope, interstitial cystitis, Raynaud's syndrome, complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), irritable bowel syndrome, functional dyspepsia, functional abdominal pain, fibromyalgia, and chronic fatigue syndrome.

Control subjects were age-matched gender-matched friends.

Patients had to fulfill criteria for CVS or migraine, while control subjects could not.

Results.

103 subjects were studied, 21 with CVS, 46 with migraine and 36 healthy controls.

CVS and migraine did not differ in the relative frequencies of fibromyalgia, OI, syncope, and functional dyspepsia.

However, CVS patients did demonstrate a significantly elevated frequency of CRPS.

Conclusions.

Although CVS and migraine clearly share many of the same comorbidities, they do differ in one important association, suggesting that they may not be identical in pathophysiology.

Since OI is common in CVS, treatment strategies could also target this abnormality.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Chelimsky, Gisela& Madan, Shruti& Alshekhlee, Amer& Heller, Elizabeth& McNeeley, Kevin& Chelimsky, Thomas C.. 2010. A Comparison of Dysautonomias Comorbid with Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome and with Migraine. Gastroenterology Research and Practice،Vol. 2009, no. 2009, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-491591

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Chelimsky, Gisela…[et al.]. A Comparison of Dysautonomias Comorbid with Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome and with Migraine. Gastroenterology Research and Practice No. 2009 (2009), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-491591

American Medical Association (AMA)

Chelimsky, Gisela& Madan, Shruti& Alshekhlee, Amer& Heller, Elizabeth& McNeeley, Kevin& Chelimsky, Thomas C.. A Comparison of Dysautonomias Comorbid with Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome and with Migraine. Gastroenterology Research and Practice. 2010. Vol. 2009, no. 2009, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-491591

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-491591