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Evaluation of the history, physical examination and laboratory findings in patients with primary headache

Primer, baş ağrılı hastalarda öykü, fizik inceleme ve laboratuvar bulguların değerlendirilmesi

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In conclusion, electroencephalography may be used as a useful, cheap and harmless method in dif- ferential diagnosis of primary and secondary headache.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Evaluation of the history, physical examination and labora- tory findings in patients with primary headache Cases with headache should be initially evaluated with histo- ry and findings of physical and neurological examination, and laboratory investigations should be performed, if considered necessary.
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Key Findings & Data:A total of 192 patients with a mean age of 4 to 17 years were enrolled in the study.
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Conclusion & Impact:In conclusion, electroencephalography may be used as a useful, cheap and harmless method in dif- ferential diagnosis of primary and secondary headache.
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⚙️Variables:Başağrısı bozuklukları · birincil · Uyarılma potansiyelleri

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Evaluation of the history, physical examination and labora- tory findings in patients with primary headache Cases with headache should be initially evaluated with histo- ry and findings of physical and neurological examination, and laboratory investigations should be performed, if considered necessary. In this study we aimed to evaluate the history, lab- oratory findings and results of physical and neurological examination of the patients followed-up with the diagnosis of primary headache at our Pediatric Neurology Department, and to establish the relationships among these findings with respect to differential diagnosis. A follow-up form including gender, age at admission, features of headache, family histo- ry and findings of electroencephalography, visual evoked po- tentials, brain computerized tomography or brain magnetic resonance imaging was prepared, and these data were obtained from the patients' files. A total of 192 patients with a mean age of 4 to 17 years were enrolled in the study. There were no statistically significant differences between the males and females with regard to the comparison parameters except for abnormalities in brain imaging (p>0.05). Abnor- malities in brain imaging were significantly higher in males than in females (p=0.02). There were no statistically signifi- cant differences among the groups constituted on the basis of age at admission with regard to the findings except for half headache and family history (p>0.05). Half headache was sig- nificantly higher after the age of 11, and family history was significantly more positive in the age group of 7 to 11 (p=0.01). There was a significant correlation between abnor- malities in electroencephalography, and abnormalities in visual evoked potentials and brain imaging (p=0.001 and p=0.02, respectively). In conclusion, electroencephalography may be used as a useful, cheap and harmless method in dif- ferential diagnosis of primary and secondary headache.

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Baş ağrısı olguları öncelikle öykü, fizik ve nörolojik inceleme bulguları doğrultusunda değerlendirilmeli, gerekli görülürse laboratuvar incelemeler yapılmalıdır. Biz de bu çalışmada primer baş ağrısı tanısıyla Çocuk Nörolojisi Polikliniğimizde takip edilmekte olan hastaların öykü, fizik inceleme ve laboratuvar bulgularını değerlendirerek, ayırıcı tanı açısından bu bulgular arasındaki ilişkileri ortaya koymayı amaçladık. Bu amaçla cinsiyet, başvuru yaşı, baş ağrısının özelliği, aile öyküsü, elektroensefalografi, vizüel uyarılmış potansiyeller ve bilgisayarlı beyin tomografisi veya beyin manyetik rezonans görüntülemede anormallik olup olmaması bilgilerini içeren bir takip formu hazırlanarak gerekli bilgiler hastaların dosyalarından elde edildi. Çalışmaya yaşları 4 ile 17 yıl arasında değişen toplam 192 hasta kabul edildi. Kız ve erkekler arasında beyin görüntüleme anormallikleri hariç diğer bulgular bakımından istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir farklılık saptanmadı (p>0.05). Erkeklerde beyin görüntüleme anormallikleri kızlara göre istatistiksel olarak anlamlı derecede daha fazla saptandı (p=0.02). Başvuru yaş gruplarına göre olgular arasında yarım baş ağrısı ve aile öyküsü hariç diğer bulgular bakımından anlamlı bir farklılık saptanmadı (p>0.05). On bir yaşın üzerindeki hastalarda yarım baş ağrısı, 7-11 yaşları arasındaki hastalarda ise aile öyküsü anlamlı olarak daha fazla saptandı (p=0.01). Elektroensefalografi anormalliği ile vizüel uyarılmış potansiyeller ve beyin görüntüleme anormallikleri arasında anlamlı korelasyon saptandı (sırasıyla p=0.001 ve p=0.02). Sonuç olarak elektroensefalografi primer ve sekonder baş ağrısı ayırımının yapılması amacıyla kullanılabilecek, uygulaması kolay, ucuz ve zararsız bir yöntem olabilir

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VURUCU, S., ERDAL, M., ÖZDEMİR, L., ÜNAY, B., SAĞLAM, K., AKIN, R. (2008). Evaluation of the history, physical examination and laboratory findings in patients with primary headache. Gülhane Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 50 - Sayı: 1, 13–18. https://ajindex.com/articles/225522

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