Publications by authors named "Alice Pittino"
Aims: The aim of this study is to assess the sleep quality and daytime sleepiness improvement in chronic migraineurs after 6 months of a 2:1 KD (ketogenic diet) and LGID (low-glycemic-index diet).
Methods: Twenty-six patients underwent 2:1 KD (11 patients) and LGID (15 patients). PSQI (Pittsburgh sleep quality index) and ESS (Epworth sleepiness scale) were administered at the baseline and the 3-month and 6-month follow-up.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to assess how effective three types of ketogenic diets (KD) are in reducing migraine symptoms and fatigue in patients with chronic and high-frequency migraines.
- It involved 76 patients over three months, measuring factors like fatigue severity, migraine frequency, and intensity using different scales at the start and at the end of the study.
- Results showed significant improvements in fatigue and migraines for all diets, indicating that these ketogenic diets could help alleviate symptoms in affected individuals.
Aims: The evidence supporting the efficacy of dietary preventive therapy in migraine is rising, particularly regarding the ketogenic diet. However, less evidence exists for the Low-Glycemic Index Diet and the 2:1 KD. This retrospective single-center real-life study aims to evaluate the efficacy of a 2:1 ketogenic diet and a Low-Glycemic-index Diet in chronic and high-frequency episodic migraine.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective/background: Migraine patients are frequently affected by sleep complaints. The ketogenic diet (KD) is an option for the treatment of migraine. Our aim was: 1) to assess the effects of KD on sleep complaints in patients affected by migraine and 2) to verify if sleep changes were related to the effects of the diet on headache symptoms.
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