insulin resistance/headache

BACKGROUND A relationship between migraine and vascular disorders such as hypertension, stroke, and coronary ischemia has been recently reported. Insulin resistance and endothelial dysfunction, which commonly underlies these disorders, have not been widely investigated in migraine patients. In this

Summary: Type B insulin resistance syndrome (TBIRS) is a very rare autoimmune disorder with polyclonal autoantibodies against the insulin receptor, resulting in severe and refractory hyperglycemia. Described here is a patient who within a few months after the onset

Migraine headache is a common syndrome, afflicting millions, that has so far defied a definitive cure. Experimental research studies of the syndrome tend to describe the triggering factors separately. We propose a common denominator--namely, high levels of blood lipids and free fatty acids--as

Alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) is known to lower insulin resistance (IR), which is common among migraineurs. To assess the effect of ALA on headache in migraineurs with IR, we performed an exploratory study on a cohort of patients with migraine, followed at our Headache Center. The 32 patients took ALA 400

OBJECTIVE Several studies have suggested an association between migraine and insulin resistance (IR) without adequately addressing the issue according to migraine type. We assessed IR in subjects with migraine with aura (MwA) and migraine without aura (MwoA) to estimate the consistency of the

OBJECTIVE Migraine is a common neurological disorder. It can be divided into episodic migraine (EM) and chronic migraine (CM), based on headache frequency. Some studies have shown that insulin sensitivity is impaired in migraine; moreover, hypertension, diabetes and obesity are common in patients

Metabolic syndrome is associated with migraine but there is no study comparing the characteristics of migraine with and without metabolic syndrome from Southeast Asia. This study was therefore undertaken to compare the clinical characteristics of migraine in patients with and without metabolic

Candesartan cilexetil is completely converted to the nonpeptide angiotensin II receptor blocker candesartan during absorption from the gastrointestinal tract. Candesartan selectively blocks and dissociates slowly from the angiotensin II subtype 1 (AT1) receptor which mediates most of the known

Migraine is a common disorder, characterized by recurrent episodes of headache and associated symptoms. The full pathophysiology of migraine is incompletely delineated. Current theories suggest that it is a neurovascular disorder involving cortical depression, neurogenic inflammation and

Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) enhances insulin action in normal subjects and in patients with both type 1 and 2 diabetes; however, its administration is associated with significant side effects in a high percentage of patients. The coadministration of IGF binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3, the

OBJECTIVE Sibutramine is an effective appetite suppresser agent, but treatment is often complicated with side effects, including palpitations and hypertension. In this study, we aimed to assess the effect of low-dose cardio-selective beta blocker combination with sibutramine treatment. METHODS In

Evidence is emerging that migraine is not solely a headache disorder. Observations that ischemic stroke could occur in the setting of a migraine attack, and that migraine headaches could be precipitated by cerebral ischemia, initially highlighted a possibly association between migraine and

Migraine is a hereditary constitutional base disorder, which is characterized by recurrent episodes of headache pulsatile characteristics associated with photophobia/phonophobia, nausea and/or vomiting. The main complication in migraine is the chronicity of the process, now recognized as a chronic

BACKGROUND Accumulating evidence indicates an association of Alzheimer's disease (AD) with the metabolic syndrome (MetS), characterized by visceral fat accumulation with insulin resistance and altered secretion of adipocytokines such as adiponectin and leptin. The renin-angiotensin system (RAS)

The pharmacological treatment of obesity should be considered when cannot be achieved a 10% weight loss with diet therapy and physical activity. The drugs effective in obesity treatment may act by different mechanisms such as reduction in food intake, inhibition of fat absorption, increase of