Association between Ala379Val polymorphism of lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 and migraine without aura in Iranian population.

Background: Migraine is a common neurovascular disorder with multifactorial and polygenic inheritance. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of a migraine without aura and Ala379Val polymorphism of lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2) gene in the Iranian population.

Methods: In this study, 103 migraine patients and 100 healthy controls were enrolled.

Reliability and validity of the migraine disability assessment scale among migraine and tension type headache in Iranian patients.

Introduction: MIDAS is a valid and reliable short questionnaire for assessment of headache related disability. Linguistic validation of Persian MIDAS and assessment of psychometric properties between tension type headache (TTH) and migraine were the aims of this study.

Methods: Patients with migraine or TTH were included.

Vitamin D status in migraine patients: a case-control study.

Background: There have been few studies on the relation between vitamin D and migraine. We investigated the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in migraine patients and compared it with a control group. We also evaluated the relationship of vitamin D deficiency with severity of migraine.

Reliability and Validity of the Persian HIT-6 Questionnaire in Migraine and Tension-type Headache.

Objective: Headache Impact Test (HIT-6) measures the impact headaches in a 1-month period. We validated the Persian translation of HIT-6, compared the HIT-6 psychometric analysis between migraine and tension-type headache (TTH) patients, and evaluated the capability of HIT-6 to differentiate between TTH, chronic migraine, and episodic migraine.

Methods: Qualified participants, including 274 patients diagnosed with migraine or TTH, were required to complete HIT-6, SF-36v2, and a symptoms questionnaire on their first visit.

The psychometric properties of the persian migraine-specific quality of life questionnaire version 2.1 in episodic and chronic migraines.

Background: Migraine-specific quality of life (MSQ) is a valid and reliable questionnaire. Linguistic validation of Persian MSQ questionnaire, analysis of psychometric properties between chronic and episodic migraine patients, and capability of MSQ to differentiate between chronic and episodic migraines were the aims of this study.

Method: Participants were selected from four different neurology clinics that were diagnosed as chronic or episodic migraine patients.