Prevalence and impact of headache and migraine among Brazilian Tupiniquim natives Prevalência e impacto da cefaléia e da migrânea em uma população de índios Tupiniquins

This is the first study to evaluate the prevalence of headache and migraine among Tupiniquim Brazilian natives. A high prevalence of headache was found and the most prevalent headache was migraine. Women were more commonly affected than men. A high impact of headache was found, especially among migr...

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Main Authors: Renan Barros Domingues, Priscila Bacchetti Cezar, Jair Schmidt Filho, Milton Nunes de Moraes Filho, Mariana Novaes Pinheiro, João G. Marchiori, Francine Brito, Simone Aires Domingues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2009-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2009000300008
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Summary:This is the first study to evaluate the prevalence of headache and migraine among Tupiniquim Brazilian natives. A high prevalence of headache was found and the most prevalent headache was migraine. Women were more commonly affected than men. A high impact of headache was found, especially among migraineurs. Half of the headache sufferers were under medical assistance for headache given by the government Family Health Program (PSF). Most of them declared to use common analgesics. None of them was taking prophylactic therapy for this medical problem.<br>Este é o primeiro estudo a avaliar prevalência de cefaléias entre índios tuiniquins do Brasil. A prevalência de cefaléia encontrada nesta população foi alta, sendo que a migrânea foi a mais frequente. Encontrou-se maior prevalência de cefaléias entre as mulheres do que entre os homens. O impacto da cefaléia foi considerável, sendo maior entre os portadores de migrânea do que nas cefaléias não migranosas. Cinquenta por cento dos indivíduos com cefaléia recebiam atendimento médico devido a este problema, através do Programa de Saúde da Família (PSF). O tratamento empregado consistia apenas em analgésicos comuns para alívio das crises. Nenhum indivíduo estava em uso de tratamento profilático.
ISSN:0004-282X
1678-4227