Comorbidities associated with epilepsy and headaches
Comorbidities are often associated with chronic neurological diseases, such as headache and epilepsy. OBJECTIVES: To identify comorbidities associated with epilepsy and headaches, and to determine possible drug interactions. METHODS: A standardized questionnaire with information about type of epilep...
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| author | Thalles P. Ferreira Ana Carolina Coan Carlos A. M. Guerreiro |
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| description | Comorbidities are often associated with chronic neurological diseases, such as headache and epilepsy. OBJECTIVES: To identify comorbidities associated with epilepsy and headaches, and to determine possible drug interactions. METHODS: A standardized questionnaire with information about type of epilepsy/headache, medical history, and medication was administered to 80 adult subjects (40 with epilepsy and 40 with chronic headache). RESULTS: Patients with epilepsy had an average of two comorbidities and those with headache of three. For both groups, hypertension was the most prevalent. On average, patients with epilepsy were taking two antiepileptic medications and those with headache were taking only one prophylactic medication. Regarding concomitant medications, patients with epilepsy were in use, on average, of one drug and patients with headache of two. CONCLUSIONS: Patients with chronic neurological diseases, such as epilepsy and headaches, have a high number of comorbidities and they use many medications. This may contribute to poor adherence and interactions between different medications. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-cfd01b8d6a94446ca7bf4416f48630f22025-08-20T03:24:59ZengThieme Revinter PublicaçõesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-42272012-04-01704274277S0004-282X2012000400010Comorbidities associated with epilepsy and headachesThalles P. Ferreira0Ana Carolina Coan1Carlos A. M. Guerreiro2Universidade Estadual de CampinasUniversidade Estadual de CampinasUniversidade Estadual de CampinasComorbidities are often associated with chronic neurological diseases, such as headache and epilepsy. OBJECTIVES: To identify comorbidities associated with epilepsy and headaches, and to determine possible drug interactions. METHODS: A standardized questionnaire with information about type of epilepsy/headache, medical history, and medication was administered to 80 adult subjects (40 with epilepsy and 40 with chronic headache). RESULTS: Patients with epilepsy had an average of two comorbidities and those with headache of three. For both groups, hypertension was the most prevalent. On average, patients with epilepsy were taking two antiepileptic medications and those with headache were taking only one prophylactic medication. Regarding concomitant medications, patients with epilepsy were in use, on average, of one drug and patients with headache of two. CONCLUSIONS: Patients with chronic neurological diseases, such as epilepsy and headaches, have a high number of comorbidities and they use many medications. This may contribute to poor adherence and interactions between different medications.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2012000400010&lng=en&tlng=enepilepsiacefaleiainterações medicamentosas |
| spellingShingle | Thalles P. Ferreira Ana Carolina Coan Carlos A. M. Guerreiro Comorbidities associated with epilepsy and headaches Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria epilepsia cefaleia interações medicamentosas |
| title | Comorbidities associated with epilepsy and headaches |
| title_full | Comorbidities associated with epilepsy and headaches |
| title_fullStr | Comorbidities associated with epilepsy and headaches |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comorbidities associated with epilepsy and headaches |
| title_short | Comorbidities associated with epilepsy and headaches |
| title_sort | comorbidities associated with epilepsy and headaches |
| topic | epilepsia cefaleia interações medicamentosas |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2012000400010&lng=en&tlng=en |
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