STUDY OF CLINICAL PROFILE OF PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEADACHE IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN CENTRAL INDIA

Dr. Makrand Hirve; Dr. Pritesh Goutam

Volume : IX, Issue : I, January - 2019

STUDY OF CLINICAL PROFILE OF PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEADACHE IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN CENTRAL INDIA

Dr. Makrand Hirve, Dr. Pritesh Goutam

Abstract :

Headache is one of the most common morbidity which affect humans. Developing conteries have a lacunae in the study of headache pattern in general population. The present study was conducted to study the etiological and clinical profile of chronic headache patients. The study included 200 patients with complaints of headache for more than 3 months attending the outpatient department of Department of General medicine, L. N. Medical College and J. K. Hospital and Research Centre, Bhopal., India. Patients underwent thorough clinical examination and psychiatric evaluation and clinical investigations were done as and when required. Among the 200 patients with chronic headache, chronic primary headache (73%) was the most common type, with migraine found in 47% of cases, and tension–type headache (TTH) in 20%. Chronic headaches were significantly more common in women and younger age groups. Since most of headaches seen in practice are primary headaches, which are treatable. This study would help in identifying the significant gaps in headache care and in strengthening existing health systems so that they better recognize headache disorders.