The Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with migraine.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-28-2023

Publication Title

SAGE Open Med

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: The aim of our work was to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and quarantine measures on migraine patients in regards to the activity of the disease, the psycho-emotional background of the patients and their quality of life.

METHODS: his study included 133 patients with established diagnosis of migraine. All study participants were divided into two clinical groups: A-patients with chronic and episodic forms of migraine, who had a history of positive PCR test for COVID-19, and B-patients with chronic and episodic forms of migraine who did not have a history of coronavirus disease.

RESULTS: We detected increase in the number of antimigraine medication (

CONCLUSION: Patients with a history of migraine who recovered from COVID-19 showed increased frequency of migraine headache attacks and anxiety.

Volume

11

First Page

20503121231170726

Last Page

20503121231170726

DOI

10.1177/20503121231170726

ISSN

2050-3121

PubMed ID

37143608

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