Open AccessChronobiological features in episodic and chronic migraine
Author(s) -
Mário Fernando Prieto Peres,
André Leite Gonçalves,
Marcelo Rodrigues Masruha,
Marlind Alan Stiles,
Charles Siow,
Stephen D. Silberstein,
José CipollaNeto
Publication year - 2010
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2763-6178
DOI - 10.48208/headachemed.2010.3
Subject(s) - migraine , headaches , chronobiology , circadian rhythm , medicine , melatonin , sleep (system call) , chronic migraine , anesthesia , pediatrics , psychiatry , computer science , operating system
Altered melatonin secretion and circadian, seasonal variations have been shown in migraine patients, but little is known about migraine chronobiological features. Two hundred migraine patients were studied. Headaches were reported to occur after changes in patients sleep schedule (46%), shift work (86%) and traveling across time zones (79%). Patients significantly delayed their sleep phase, 54% shifted their sleep phase. Chronobiology is a relevant aspect in migraine patients.