An Epidemiological Study of Headache Among the Monks of Athos (Greece)
1994; Wiley; Volume: 34; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1111/j.1526-4610.1994.hed3409539.x
ISSN1526-4610
AutoresDimos D. Mitsikostas, Astrid Thomas, Stylianos Gatzonis, A. Ilias, Charalabos Papageorgiou,
Tópico(s)Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
ResumoSYNOPSIS The Monks of Athos in Greece constitute a particular group with unusual sleep schedule and specific diet. In order to study the frequency of headache among them, a special questionnaire was designed. Four hundred forty‐nine monks below the age of 50 were approached, 39 of whom suffered from frequent (more than one episode per month, in the last 6 months) headaches (8.68%). The prevalence of migraine was 1.78% (0.66% with aura and 1.11% without) and of tension‐type headache 3.34% (1.33% chronic and 2% episodic). Furthermore, 1.87% of monks suffered from mixed headaches (tension‐type and migraine attacks as well). Cluster headache was not traced.
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