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Tag Archives: Headache
Headache: a Possible Dementia Risk Factor? (Journal of Headache and Pain)
Summary A review and meta-analysis of previous studies suggests that headache (any headache) is associated significantly with a higher risk of developing dementia. The authors suggest that further research would be advisable to confirm and clarify their findings. Full Text … Continue reading →
Posted in For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Quick Insights, Statistics, Systematic Reviews, Universal Interest
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Headache: a Predictor for Dementia? (Journal of Headache and Pain)
Summary The researchers conducting the HUNT Study are aware that the possible reasons behind any association between headache and the likelihood of going on to develop dementia are at present unknown. They examined the association between headache and dementia, via … Continue reading →
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Tagged Dementia Risk Factors, Department of Neurology: Oslo University Hospital, Department of Neuroscience: Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Psychiatry: Namsos Hospital, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Faculty of Medicine at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), FORMI: Oslo University Hospital, Headache, Headache and Metabolic Syndrome, Headache as a Dementia Risk Factor, Headache: a Predictor for Dementia (HUNT Study), Headache: Potential Predictor for Dementia, HUNT Research Centre, Institute of Clinical Medicine: University of Oslo, Journal of Headache and Pain, Maastricht Aging Study, Migraine Does Not Affect Cognitive Decline, Namsos Hospital, Non-Migrainous Headache, Nord-Trøndelag County Council, Nord-Trøndelag Health Survey 1995-1997 (HUNT2), Nord-Trøndelag Health Survey 2006-2008 (HUNT3), Nord-Trøndelag Health Surveys, Norway, Norwegian Advisory Unit on Headache: St. Olavs University Hospital, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Oslo University Hospital, Overlapping Risk Factors, Risk Factors, St. Olavs University Hospital (Trondheim), University of Oslo, Vascular Risk Factors
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Pain in Impaired Cognition: EU COST Programme (COST TD1005 Action)
Summary The European Cooperation in the Field of Scientific and Technical Research (COST) offers an inter-governmental framework which sponsors and promotes collaboration between researchers in Europe. One component of this work is the EU-COST initiative entitled “Pain in impaired cognition, … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, End of Life Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, Pain, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, UK
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Neurological Disorders in the Arab World (Springer)
Summary This book presents an overview of the frequencies and clinical patterns of major neurological disorders across the Arab world. Specific chapters cover stroke, epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, dementia and headache. Full Text Link (Note: The electronic book is … Continue reading →
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Tagged Algeria, Alzheimer’s Disease: Prevalence, Arab Countries, Arab Patients, Arab World, ATP13A2 (PARK9), Bahrain, Dementia, Dementia in the Arab World, Dementia Risk Factors, Demography of the Arab World, Disease-Modifying Therapies, Economic Status of the Arab World, Egypt, Epidemiology and Statistics, Epidemiology of Major Neurological Disorders in Arab World, Epilepsy, Epilepsy in the Arab World, Genetics of Parkinson's Disease in Arabs, Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Headache, Headache in the Arab World, Heath Indicators in the Arab Countries, HTS Benamer: Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IHH), Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, LRRK 2 (PARK 8), LRRK2 G2019S in Arab Countries, LRRK2 G2019S in the Maghreb Countries, Migraine, Multiple Sclerosis, Multiple Sclerosis in the Arab World, Neurodegeneration, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neuroepidemiology Neurology Services, Neurological Disorders in the Arab World, Neurological Services in the Arab World, Neurologists in the Arab Countries, Neurology, Neurology and the Arab World, Neurology Training, Oligoclonal Bands (OGBs), Oman, Palestinians, Pan Arab Union of Neurological Societies (PAUNS), Parkin (PARK2), Parkinson’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease in the Arab World, PINK1 (PARK 6), Prevalence, Prevalence of Dementia, Prevalence of Neurological Disorders in the Arab World, Prevalence of Stroke, Psychosocial Aspects of Dementia, Qatar, Risk Factors, Saudi Arabia, Stroke, Stroke in the Arab World, Subtypes of Dementia, Tension Headache, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Vascular Dementia, World Federation of Neurology
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