TY - JOUR
T1 - A touchy subject
T2 - An assessment of cutaneous allodynia in a chronic migraine population
AU - Mathew, Paul G.
AU - Cutrer, Fred Michael
AU - Garza, Ivan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Mathew et al.
PY - 2016/2/24
Y1 - 2016/2/24
N2 - Background: Cutaneous allodynia (CA) is a common feature of migraine, which has a complex underlying pathophysiology that is not well understood. In addition to pain, photophobia, phonophobia, osmophobia, nausea, and vomiting, CA can contribute to the overall disability caused by migraine. The presence of CA can be established via a validated questionnaire. Validated questionnaires and other tests are rarely performed in clinical practice. As such, current prevalence estimates for CA may be an underestimation. Methods: Utilizing a validated questionnaire, we assessed the presence of CA in consecutive patients (n=44) presenting with chronic migraine at a tertiary headache center. Results: CA appears to be quite prevalent, at ∼90%, among female patients with chronic migraine. Conclusion: CA prevalence in chronic migraine may be underestimated in the literature, and larger studies may better demonstrate a more accurate estimate of its prevalence.
AB - Background: Cutaneous allodynia (CA) is a common feature of migraine, which has a complex underlying pathophysiology that is not well understood. In addition to pain, photophobia, phonophobia, osmophobia, nausea, and vomiting, CA can contribute to the overall disability caused by migraine. The presence of CA can be established via a validated questionnaire. Validated questionnaires and other tests are rarely performed in clinical practice. As such, current prevalence estimates for CA may be an underestimation. Methods: Utilizing a validated questionnaire, we assessed the presence of CA in consecutive patients (n=44) presenting with chronic migraine at a tertiary headache center. Results: CA appears to be quite prevalent, at ∼90%, among female patients with chronic migraine. Conclusion: CA prevalence in chronic migraine may be underestimated in the literature, and larger studies may better demonstrate a more accurate estimate of its prevalence.
KW - Central sensitization
KW - Headache
KW - Migraine chronification
KW - Validated questionnaire
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U2 - 10.2147/JPR.S103238
DO - 10.2147/JPR.S103238
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84959552536
SN - 1178-7090
VL - 9
SP - 101
EP - 104
JO - Journal of Pain Research
JF - Journal of Pain Research
ER -