Reply to correspondence "Contributing factors towards progression of migraines during the Covid-19 pandemic".
J Clin Neurosci
; 106: 235-236, 2022 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1821378
ABSTRACT
We read Shafeeq Ahmed's letter about our recent article with interest. Stress is one of the most well-known migraine triggers. Early studies have already revealed that stress significantly affects migraine clinical course during the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, we also took into account the stress factor in our study. We tried to assess the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on the psychological state of our patients using the Beck Depression Inventory and the Beck Anxiety Inventory. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, personal protective equipment and disinfectants have been used so widely and intensively for the first time. Thus, we thought that evaluating the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on migraine only through stress would be an inadequate approach. Our study demonstrated that in addition to stress, mask types, number of masks, duration of mask use, and disinfectant exposure might affect migraine attacks. Taking these factors into account, treatment and preventative methods may improve migraine sufferers' quality of life.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
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Migraine Disorders
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
Topics:
Variants
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Clin Neurosci
Journal subject:
Neurology
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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