Publications by authors named "Evangelos Kouremenos"
Article Synopsis
- A study was conducted to test the validity and reliability of the Greek version of the Migraine-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire (MSQv.2.1) among 141 Greek adults with migraines and 135 control participants.
- The results showed strong internal consistency across the questionnaire's three dimensions (Role Restrictive, Role Preventive, and Emotional Function), with high reliability and confirmed factor structure through statistical analysis.
- Significant differences were found between migraineurs and controls, indicating poorer quality of life for those with migraines, highlighting the MSQv.2.1-GR as a valid tool for assessing migraine-related quality of life in Greece.
Objective: To estimate the prevalence and burden of medication overuse headache in a representative sample of the Greek population, aged 18-70 years old.
Methods: This is a cross-sectional descriptive observational study performed by quantitative computer-assisted telephone interviews, using a standardized 37-item questionnaire for headaches. The prevalence of medication overuse headache was estimated in the general population and compared within the groups formed by factors such as age, gender, diagnosis of headache type, prophylactic treatment used, geographical regions, social class, workdays lost and loss of productivity.
Objective: To estimate the prevalence, burden and current treatment of disabling primary headaches in a large sample of the Greek population aged 18-70 years old.
Methods: This is an observational descriptive study, with cross-sectional design performed by quantitative computer-assisted telephone interviews, using a validated 37-item questionnaire for headaches. The prevalence, burden, and current treatment of primary headaches (ICHD-3) were recorded along with participants' treatment preferences.
More than 0.6 million people suffer from disabling migraines in Greece causing a dramatic work loss, but only a small proportion of migraineurs attend headache centres, most of them being treated by non-experts. On behalf of the Hellenic Headache Society, we report here a consensus on the diagnosis and treatment of adult migraine that is based on the recent guidelines of the European Headache Federation, on the principles of Good Clinical Practice and on the Greek regulatory affairs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Recent evidence suggests that patients with herpes simplex virus (HSV) encephalitis may relapse because of autoimmunity against the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR). We present a case series of post-HSV relapsing encephalopathy associated with antibodies to central nervous system (CNS) synaptic antigens.
Patient/methods: Sera and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from five patients with HSV encephalitis who relapsed after antiviral therapy were tested for anti-NMDAR, gamma-aminobutyric acid b receptor (GABAbR), α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptor (AMPAR), Leucine-rich, glioma inactivated 1 (LGI1), anti -contactin-associated protein-like 2 (CASPR2) and dipeptidyl-peptidase-like protein-6 (DDPX) antibodies using cell-based assays.