HEADACHE IN CHAGASIC WOMEN

The aim of this study was to compare the frequency of headache between Chagasic and Non-chagasic women. The cross-sectional study comprised 647 female > or = 40 years old, Chagasic (n = 362) and Controls (n = 285) at a Brazilian University Hospital. Chagasic were classified as Cardiac (n = 179),...

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Published in:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 1999-03, Vol.41 (2), p.119-122, Article 119
Main Authors: dos Santos, V M, da Cunha, S F, Teixeira, V de P, Monteiro, J P, dos Santos, J A, dos Santos, T A, dos Santos, L A, da Cunha, D F
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Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Brazil - epidemiology
Chagas Disease - complications
Confidence Intervals
Female
Headache - epidemiology
Headache - etiology
Humans
Middle Aged
Odds Ratio
Prevalence
Retrospective Studies
TROPICAL MEDICINE
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Summary:The aim of this study was to compare the frequency of headache between Chagasic and Non-chagasic women. The cross-sectional study comprised 647 female > or = 40 years old, Chagasic (n = 362) and Controls (n = 285) at a Brazilian University Hospital. Chagasic were classified as Cardiac (n = 179), Megas (n = 58) or Indeterminate (n = 125) clinical forms. Headache was ascertained according to Headache International Society diagnostic criteria. The age (57.0 +/- 11.3 versus 57.3 +/- 10.4 years), and the percentage of white women (75.8% versus 77.1%) were similar between Chagasic and Controls, respectively. Headache was more prevalent among Chagasic (32.9%) than Controls (16.1%), mainly in Cardiac form (odds ratio, 2.41; 95% confidence interval, 1.38-4.23), phenomenon possibly related to parasympathetic denervation and cerebral vessels changes.
ISSN:0036-4665
1678-9946
1678-9946
0036-4665
DOI:10.1590/S0036-46651999000200010