Persistent headache and chronic daily headache after COVID-19: a prospective cohort study.

Background: Little is known about the frequency and impact of the persistent headache and about the incidence of chronic daily headache (CDH) after coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The aim of this prospective cohort study was to assess the incidence, risk factors, characteristics, and impact of CDH in patients with COVID-19.

Methods: In the first stage, 288 patients were interviewed by telephone after the acute phase of COVID-19.

Brazilian headache registry: methods and preliminary data of the pilot study.

Background: Evaluation and treatment of primary and secondary headaches is a global public health challenge. Recognizing the epidemiological impact of headaches, a group of researchers linked to the Brazilian Headache Society proposed the Brazilian Headache Registry and drew up its initial protocol.

Objective: Here we describe the methods and preliminary data obtained from the pilot study.

Acute headache attributed to ischemic stroke: assessment of its characteristics and associated factors.

Background: It is estimated that headache attributed to ischemic stroke occurs in 7.4% to 34% of the cases. Despite its frequency, this headache has been little studied in terms of its risk factors and characteristics.

Moonlighting and physician residents' compensation: is it all about money? A cross-sectional Brazilian study.

Background: Moonlighting is a largely discussed, however under-explored, subject among physician residents.

Objectives: To analyze the frequency of moonlighting and its related factors.

Design And Setting: This cross-sectional study enrolled medical residents from all geographical regions of Brazil.

Consensus of the Brazilian Headache Society (SBCe) for prophylactic treatment of episodic migraine: part II.

Background: Migraine affects 1 billion people worldwide and > 30 million Brazilians; besides, it is an underdiagnosed and undertreated disorder.

Objective: The need to disseminate knowledge about the prophylactic treatment of migraine is known, so the Brazilian Headache Society (SBCe, in the Portuguese acronym) appointed a committee of authors with the objective of establishing a consensus with recommendations on the prophylactic treatment of episodic migraine based on articles from the world literature as well as from personal experience.

Methods: Meetings were held entirely online, with the participation of 12 groups that reviewed and wrote about the pharmacological categories of drugs and, at the end, met to read and finish the document.

Consensus of the Brazilian Headache Society (SBCe) for the Prophylactic Treatment of Episodic Migraine: part I.

The Brazilian Headache Society (Sociedade Brasileira de Cefaleia, SBCe, in Portuguese) nominated a Committee of Authors with the aim of establishing a consensus with recommendations regarding prophylactic treatment for episodic migraine based on articles published in the worldwide literature, as well as personal experience. Migraine affects 1 billion people around the world and more than 30 million Brazilians. In addition, it is an underdiagnosed and undertreated disorder.

Individual and residency program factors related to depression, anxiety and burnout in physician residents - a Brazilian survey.

Background: Psychological distress is common among medical trainees. This study aimed to assess the frequency of depression, anxiety and burnout among physician residents and their association with both individual and residency program-related factors.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study applying an online survey in a national-wide sample of medical residents from Brazil.

Neck and back muscle chains hypomobility in women with migraine.

Objective: To compare the mobility of neck and back flexor and extensor muscle chains in women with migraine, chronic migraine and headache-free.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study. The muscle chain test was performed based on the theoretical assumptions of the Busquet method, in women with migraine (MG, n = 24), chronic migraine (CMG, n = 36) and headache-free (CG, n = 27).

Multiple demyelinating sensory and motor mononeuropathy associated with COVID-19: a case report.

The involvement of the nervous system may occur in 36.4% of patients with COVID-19. Cases have been described of cerebrovascular diseases, encephalitis, encephalopathies, and changes in smell and taste.

Headache associated with COVID-19: Frequency, characteristics and association with anosmia and ageusia.

Objectives: To assess the frequency and characteristics of headache in patients with COVID-19 and whether there is an association between headache and anosmia and ageusia.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study. Consecutive patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19, confirmed by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) technique, were assessed by neurologists.

Cognitive changes in patient living with HIV-AIDS and apolipoprotein-E polymorphism: is there an association?

Patients with HIV-AIDS treated with antiretroviral drugs still have high prevalence of cognitive disorders and many factors are likely to contribute for ongoing neurologic decline such as chronic low-level infection, coinfections with hepatitis B and C and genetic influences, both the virus and the host. Some evidences suggest that the genetic APOE polymorphism may be an associated risk factor. This study aimed to evaluate the association between APOE polymorphisms and cognitive disorders in patients with HIV-AIDS.

Headache and pleocytosis in CSF associated with COVID-19: case report.

In December 2019, a new coronavirus infection was identified in China. Although the clinical presentation of COVID-19 is predominantly respiratory, more than 35%% of patients have neurological symptoms. We report an elderly female with asthenia, dry cough, anosmia, ageusia, fever, nausea, and a severe and persistent headache.

Impaired physical function and evaluation of quality of life in normocalcemic and hypercalcemic primary hyperparathyroidism.

Introduction: Severe primary hyperparathyroidism may be associated with muscle weakness and fatigue, but little is known about this effect in milder forms of the disease. This study aimed to evaluate physical function and quality of life in patients with normocalcemic (NPHPT) and hypercalcemic (HPHPT) primary hyperparathyroidism.

Methods: This was a case-control study on 40 postmenopausal women.

Comparison between the Mini-Mental State Examination and Montreal Cognitive Assessment as a Cognitive Screening Tool in Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders.

Introduction: The number of human immunodeficiency virus-associated neurocognitive disorders has increased, reaching more than 50% of the cases. However, there are currently no substantial data on the screening methods for this disease. This study aimed to evaluate and compare the Mini-Mental State Examination to the Montreal Cognitive Assessment in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients.

Consensus of the Brazilian Headache Society on the treatment of chronic migraine.

Chronic migraine poses a significant personal, social and economic burden and is characterized by headache present on 15 or more days per month for at least three months, with at least eight days of migrainous headache per month. It is frequently associated with analgesic or acute migraine medication overuse and this should not be overlooked. The present consensus was elaborated upon by a group of members of the Brazilian Headache Society in order to describe current evidence and to provide recommendations related to chronic migraine pharmacological and nonpharmacological treatment.

Depression and anxiety disorders among patients with human T-cell lymphotropic virus type-1: a cross-sectional study with a comparison group.

Introduction: Studies have linked human T-cell lymphotropic virus type-1 (HTLV-1) to psychiatric disease.

Methods: Patients with HTLV-1 were compared to patients seen by family doctors using a semi-structured questionnaire and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.

Results: Participants with (n=58) and without (n=340) HTLV were compared.

Post-operative orofacial pain, temporomandibular dysfunction and trigeminal sensitivity after recent pterional craniotomy: preliminary study.

Background: Surgical trauma at the temporalis muscle is a potential cause of post-craniotomy headache and temporomandibular disorders (TMD). The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of pain, masticatory dysfunction and trigeminal somatosensory abnormalities in patients who acquired aneurysms following pterional craniotomy.

Methods: Fifteen patients were evaluated before and after the surgical procedure by a trained dentist.

Headache Attributed to Craniocervical Dystonia - A Little Known Headache.

Background: Craniocervical dystonia is a focal or segmental dystonia in its distribution, classically known as spasmodic torticollis when in its pure cervical presentation. Although craniocervical dystonia has been recognized as a possible cause of headache since the publication of the second version of International Classification of Headache Disorders, there are few studies about this entity.

Method: This was a narrative review.

Migraine, Osmophobia, and Anxiety.

Objectives: To evaluate the association between osmophobia and the characteristics of patients and their headaches, among migraine patients.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study. Patients who consecutively sought medical attendance in a primary care unit were asked about their headaches over the last 12 months.

Main reasons for medical consultations in family healthcare units in the city of Recife, Brazil: a cross-sectional study.

Context And Objective: Only a few studies have focused on the main reasons for consultations at primary healthcare units within the Family Health Program. The aim here was to describe the reasons that led patients to seek assistance at four primary healthcare units in the city of Recife, Brazil.

Design And Setting: Cross-sectional study at primary healthcare units in the city of Recife.

Osmophobia and Headaches in Primary Care: Prevalence, Associated Factors, and Importance in Diagnosing Migraine.

Objectives: The aims of this study were to investigate the prevalence of osmophobia among primary headaches, evaluate the association between osmophobia and the characteristics of patients and their headaches, and assess the usefulness of this symptom for diagnosing migraine.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study in a primary care unit. Patients who consecutively sought medical attendance in a primary care unit were asked about headaches (convenience sample).

Post-craniotomy headache: a clinical view with a focus on the persistent form.

Background: Post-craniotomy headache is a frequent complication of neurosurgical procedures and is often a challenge for neurosurgeons, neurologists, and headache specialists.

Method: This was a narrative review.

Results: Surgical trauma, adherence of the musculature to the dura mater, peripheral nerve injury, development of neurinomas in the surgical scar, and central sensitization may be involved in the genesis of such headaches.

Headaches, quality of life, and academic performance in schoolchildren and adolescents.

Background: Just a few studies to date have focused on headaches, quality of life, and academic performance in children.

Objective: Determine the effect of headaches on the life of schoolchildren and the association between headaches and academic performance.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study.