Interrelationships between chronic tension-type headache, musculoskeletal pain, and vitamin D deficiency: Is osteomalacia responsible for both headache and musculoskeletal pain?

Background: Headache, musculoskeletal symptoms, and vitamin D deficiency are common in the general population. However, the interrelations between these three have not been delineated in the literature. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively studied a consecutive series of patients who were diagn...

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Published in:Annals of the Indian Academy of Neurology 2013-12, Vol.16 (4), p.650-658
Main Authors: Prakash, Sanjay, Kumar, Manoj, Belani, Pooja, Susvirkar, Asish, Ahuja, Sunil
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Language:English
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Summary:Background: Headache, musculoskeletal symptoms, and vitamin D deficiency are common in the general population. However, the interrelations between these three have not been delineated in the literature. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively studied a consecutive series of patients who were diagnosed as having chronic tension-type headache (CTTH) and were subjected to the estimation of serum vitamin D levels. The subjects were divided into two groups according to serum 25(OH) D levels as normal (>20 ng/ml) or vitamin D deficient (
ISSN:0972-2327
1998-3549
DOI:10.4103/09722327.120487