Publications by authors named "Murugan K Ravindran"
Objective: To assess the prevalence of headache subtypes in Gulf War Illness (GWI) and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) compared to controls.
Background: Approximately, 25% of the military personnel who served in the 1990-1991 Persian Gulf War have developed GWI. Symptoms of GWI and CFS have considerable overlap, including headache complaints.
Article Synopsis
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) diagnosis relies on physicians' subjective assessments of symptoms like fatigue and pain.
- Subjects reported their symptoms on a scale from 0 to 4, with higher scores indicating more severe fatigue, and distinct criteria were established to categorize individuals into CFS or Chronic Idiopathic Fatigue (CIF).
- The study found a strong correlation between fatigue severity and summed symptoms (Sum8), leading to refined diagnostic thresholds and insights into symptom clustering that may aid in understanding the underlying mechanisms of fatigue disorders.
Article Synopsis
- Headaches are notably more common in individuals with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) compared to healthy controls (HC), with significant prevalence of both migraine and tension-type headaches in the CFS group.
- Research involved two cohorts, utilizing questionnaires and physical assessments to evaluate symptoms, with 84% of CFS subjects experiencing migraines and 81% reporting tension headaches.
- Results indicated that those with CFS who experienced migraines (especially with aura) had more severe symptoms and issues like poor memory and chest pain compared to those with just migraines without aura.