tension-type headache/fatigue

Tension-type headaches, the most prevalent form of headache, are differentiated as being either episodic or chronic. The episodic form is a physiologic response to stress, anxiety, depression, emotional conflicts, fatigue, or repressed hostility. Treatment focuses on the use of over-the-counter or

BACKGROUND The association between depression and pain, function, medically unexplained symptoms and psychophysiological syndromes such as irritable bowel syndrome has not been explored before in chronic fatigue syndrome. METHODS Cross-sectional controlled study of the current prevalence of

A new, autosomal dominantly inherited syndrome with a bleeding disorder was described in 1985 by Stormorken and his co-workers. In this multifaceted syndrome, there were the following integral components: thrombocytopathia, extreme miosis with Argyll Robertson-like traits, muscular fatigue, a

OBJECTIVE We administered Kampo medicine for tension-type headache with extremely effective results. The objective is to demonstrate the effect of Kampo medicine. METHODS The case was 13 year-old-girl who had been suffering from headaches from the age of 11 years. As general and neurologic

Identification of trigger factors or precipitants is frequently recommended as a basic strategy in the treatment of migraine and tension-type headache (TTH). Trigger factors increase the probability of headache in the short term. Potential trigger factors have been examined most frequently in

BACKGROUND To determine the differences of precipitating and relieving factors between migraine and tension type headache. METHODS This is a cross sectional study. We retrospectively reviewed the records of 250 migraine patients and 250 patients diagnosed as tension type headache from the

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to investigate the immediate effects of head-neck massage on heart rate variability (HRV), mood states, and pressure pain thresholds (PPTs) in patients with chronic tension-type headache (CTTH). METHODS Eleven patients (8 females), between 20 and 68 years old,

OBJECTIVE Very little informations are available about the characteristics of fibromyalgia (FM) in older patients. The objective of the study was to know better what are some of their specificities in order to tailor the management of elderly patients with FM. METHODS Retrospective chart review of

Functional somatic syndromes (FSSs) are common in dental as well as medical practice. Many patients with unexplained symptoms in oro-maxillo-facial areas visit dentists, but they are not diagnosed and treated properly. Temporomandibular disorder, atypical facial pain, and glossodynia (burning mouth

OBJECTIVE To assess effectiveness, tolerability, and safety of nefazodone as a prophylactic agent for chronic daily headache. BACKGROUND Nefazodone is a potent, selective 5-HT2 antagonist with a distinct and atypical mechanism of action. The evolution of intermittent migraine to chronic daily

We have observed a high frequency of chronic Candida albicans infection and of allergic sensitization to candida among patients with normocalcemic latent tetany (LT). Among 50 LT patients, 34% suffered from recurrent or chronic candida infection by history, 24% showed evidence of active infection

Objective No single drug is broadly efficacious in the long-term treatment of fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS). Spironolactone is known to ameliorate mood and tension headache or migraine in women with premenstrual syndrome or clinical signs of hyperandrogenism. In a case series of women with treatment

In a Finnish general practice 120 patients with psychosomatic disorders, manifest as syndromes of tension headache, cardiac neurosis, dizziness or muscular tension, were randomly allocated to treatment over a 4-week period with either flupenthixol (1 to 2 mg per day) or diazepam (5 to 10 mg mg per

Functional somatic syndromes are defined as several related syndromes that are characterized more by symptoms, suffering, and disability than by structural or functional abnormality. These syndromes include irritable bowel syndrome, tension-type headache, chronic fatigue syndrome, and fibromyalgia.