Alcohol use problems in migraine and tension-type headache

Renan Barros Domingues, Simone A. Domingues, Cássio B. Lacerda, Tarnara V.C. Machado, Halina Duarte, Antônio L. Teixeira

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Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess alcohol use problems in patients with migraine and tension-type headache. Method: We evaluated 81 patients with migraine and 62 patients with tension-type headache. The identification of alcohol consumption problems was carried out with Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT). Alcohol use problem was defined as an AUDIT score of 8 or above. The headache impact was calculated with headache impact test (HIT-6). Results: The proportions of alcohol use problem among patients with migraine and tension-type headache were 5.2% and 16.1%, respectively (P=0.044). The headache impact was significantly higher with migraine than with tension-type headache (P<0.0001). There was an inverse correlation between headache impact and AUDIT (P=0.043). Conclusions: Our results suggest that migraine patients are less prone to alcohol use problems than tension-type headache patients. One of the possible reasons is that migraine is associated with greater impact than tension-type headache.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)24-27
Number of pages4
JournalArquivos de neuro-psiquiatria
Volume72
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Alcohol
  • Alcohol use disorders
  • Migraine
  • Tension-type headache

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Neurology
  • Clinical Neurology
  • Biological Psychiatry

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