Publications by authors named "Erling Andreas Tronvik"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the two-way relationship between headaches (specifically tension-type headache and migraine) and mental health issues like anxiety and depression over an 11-year period.
- Using data from the Trøndelag Health Study, researchers analyzed the risk factors for developing headaches from pre-existing anxiety/depression and vice versa.
- Results showed that higher anxiety and depression scores at the start of the study nearly doubled the risk of later developing migraines, and headaches also increased the risk of anxiety and depression, with a stronger connection observed for migraines compared to tension-type headaches.
Background: General practitioners (GPs) diagnose and manage a majority of headache patients seeking health care. With the aim to understand the potential for clinical improvement and educational needs, we performed a study to investigate Norwegian GPs knowledge about headache and its clinical management.
Methods: We invited GPs from a random sample of 130 Norwegian continuous medical education (CME) groups to respond to an anonymous questionnaire survey.
Background: Migraine aura (MA) is a common and disabling neurological condition, characterized by transient visual, and less frequently sensory and dysphasic aura disturbances. MA is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disorders and is often clinically difficult to distinguish from other serious neurological disorders such as transient ischemic attacks and epilepsy. Optimal clinical classification of MA symptoms is important for more accurate diagnosis and improved understanding of the pathophysiology of MA through clinical studies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To investigate long-term outcomes in per-protocol chronic cluster headache patients (n = 7), 18 and 24 months after participation in "Pilot study of sphenopalatine injection of onabotulinumtoxinA for the treatment of intractable chronic cluster headache."
Methods: Data were collected prospectively through headache diaries, HIT-6, and open questionnaire forms at 18 and 24 months after the first treatment. Patients had access to repeated injections when needed.
Objective: Headache is a controversial indication for treatment of pituitary adenoma. We studied the possible relationship between pituitary adenomas and headache as well as the symptomatic effects of treatment.
Methods: Current and prior headache complaints were assessed in structured telephone interviews in 201 patients with pituitary adenoma.
Background: Preventive medication is indicated for many migraine patients, but is used in relatively few. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of acetyl-l-carnitine as a prophylactic drug in migraine patients.
Methods: A single-center, randomized, triple-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study was carried out.