Headache, anxiety and depressive disorders: the HADAS study.

The objective of this paper was to assess prevalence and characteristics of anxiety and depression in migraine without aura and tension-type headache, either isolated or in combination. Although the association between headache and psychiatric disorders is undisputed, patients with migraine and/or tension-type headache have been frequently investigated in different settings and using different tests, which prevents meaningful comparisons. Psychiatric comorbidity was tested through structured interview and the MINI inventory in 158 adults with migraine without aura and in 216 persons with tension-type headache or migraine plus tension-type headache.

Coexistence of TACS and trigeminal neuralgia: pathophysiological conjectures.

Background: Trigeminal autonomic cephalgias (TACs) and trigeminal neuralgia are short-lasting unilateral primary headaches whose study is providing insights into craniofacial pain mechanisms. We report on 2 patients in whom trigeminal neuralgia coexists with the TACs paroxysmal hemicrania and SUNCT.

Conclusion: Coexistence of trigeminal neuralgia with various TAC forms suggests a pathophysiological relationship between these short-lasting unilateral headaches.

Tertiary treatment for psychiatric comorbidity in headache patients.

The presence of significant and confounding psychiatric comorbidity is greater in patients attending headache clinics than in headache patients from the general population. The frequent comorbidity of headache with generalized anxiety disorder can take advantage of the administration of benzodiazepines. With regard to depression-related headache, it's wellknown that the antidepressive drugs can improve migraine as well as tension-type headache.

The comorbidity of migraine and hypertension. A study in a tertiary care headache centre.

Literature data concerning the comorbidity of migraine and hypertension are conflicting and lacking in consistency. This study was designed to evaluate the distribution of hypertension in a sample of migraineurs in comparison with a group of tension type headache (TTH) patients. Hypertension prevalence was more elevated in headache sufferers than in the general population.