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Headaches and Migraines during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Headaches and Migraines during the COVID-19 Pandemic

A special issue of Brain Sciences (ISSN 2076-3425). This special issue belongs to the section "Behavioral Neuroscience".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2021) | Viewed by 5504

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Prof. Dr. Marina De Tommaso

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Applied Neurophysiology and Pain Unit, Basic Medical, Neuroscience and Sensory System Department, Policlinico General Hospital, Bari Aldo Moro University, 70100 Bari, Italy
Interests: headache; migraine; clinical neurophysiology; psychophysiology; cognitive neuroscience; neurodegenerative diseases
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Dear Colleagues,

In this unprecedented time, chronic disease management is seriously compromised, the health situation negatively impacted by the pandemic. General distress due to viral diffusion could cause a worsening of chronic neurological diseases. In addition, several neurological symptoms could be a direct consequence of viral infection.

Migraine and primary headaches have a wide diffusion among general population. Chronic migraine is a highly disabling condition. The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and consequent restrictive measures cause general distress, with potential worsening of migraines as an outcome. In addition, the overwork of the public health system could cause delay in diagnosis and appropriate treatment. Headaches, as a symptom, could be an early manifestation of viral infection and vaccine reaction, and it could probably persist over time after the acute disease has been resolved. The outcome of migraine in post-Covid syndrome is also presently unknown

The Special Issue aims to collect studies on the effect of general lifestyle changes during the pandemic on migraine and primary headaches, risk perception and headache, general management of primary headache during pandemic, headache symptoms in the acute viral infection, and the post vaccination phase.   

We are aimed to Cut-edge research topics as following: The outcome of migraine in Covid-19 post-infection; headache as a disabling condition during acute vaccine reaction; the effects of remote teaching on childhood headache.

Research studies, clinical trials, review, case reports, pilot studies all could submit to our issue.

Prof. Dr. Marina De Tommaso
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • migraine
  • headache
  • Covid-19
  • restrictive measures
  • management
  • viral infection
  • vaccination

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Headache Attributed to SARS-CoV-2 Infection or COVID-19 Related Headache—Not Migraine-like Problem-Original Research
by Aleksandra Kacprzak, Daniel Malczewski and Izabela Domitrz
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(11), 1406; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11111406 - 25 Oct 2021
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Background: Many studies have confirmed headache as one of the most common COVID-19-related neurological symptoms. There are some reports concerning migraine attacks during SARS-CoV-2 infection with an unusual course of migraine attack. Our aim was to recognize and characterize accurately the features of [...] Read more.
Background: Many studies have confirmed headache as one of the most common COVID-19-related neurological symptoms. There are some reports concerning migraine attacks during SARS-CoV-2 infection with an unusual course of migraine attack. Our aim was to recognize and characterize accurately the features of headaches accompanying this disease. Methods: Research based on questionnaire study gathered 100 randomly chosen medical healthcare employees who experienced symptoms associated with COVID-19 disease, 96 with confirmed COVID-19 (positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR laboratory test or positive rapid COVID-19 antigen test). Conclusion: Headaches reported in the study did not fulfill criteria for migraine with/without aura, tension-type headache according to ICHD-3. Full article
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Migraine during COVID-19: Data from Second Wave Pandemic in an Italian Cohort
by Eleonora Gentile, Marianna Delussi, Chiara Abagnale, Valeria Caponnetto, Francesco De Cesaris, Ilaria Frattale, Elena Guaschino, Andrea Marcinnò, Raffaele Ornello, Francesca Pistoia, Alessia Putortì, Giusy Candida, Fausto Roveta, Chiara Lupi, Gianluca Coppola, Addolorata Maria Pia Prudenzano, Innocenzo Rainero, Grazia Sances, Maria Elena Roca, Maria Trojano, Francesco Pierelli, Pierangelo Geppetti, Simona Sacco and Marina de Tommasoadd Show full author list remove Hide full author list
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(4), 482; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11040482 - 10 Apr 2021
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Objectives: The study aims to assess the impact of the second COVID-19 pandemic wave on migraine characteristics. Methods: This is an observational cross-sectional study conducted on migraine patients previously interviewed during the first Italian pandemic outbreak. A second structured telephone interview was conducted [...] Read more.
Objectives: The study aims to assess the impact of the second COVID-19 pandemic wave on migraine characteristics. Methods: This is an observational cross-sectional study conducted on migraine patients previously interviewed during the first Italian pandemic outbreak. A second structured telephone interview was conducted between 20 November 2020 and 18 January 2021. We compared migraine characteristics among T0 (before pandemic), T1 (during the first pandemic phase), and T2 (during the second pandemic phase). Results: Among the 433 patients interviewed during the first pandemic phase, 304 cases were finally considered. One hundred forty-eight patients had a control visit between March 2020 and December 2020, 120 had an in-person visit, 14 by phone, the remainder used telemedicine software provided by the hospital. Frequency of headache, number of symptomatic drugs and headache intensity worsened during T2, compared to T0 and T1, especially in episodic migraine. Headache intensity increased relating to the negative emotional impact of the pandemic. Migraine management during the pandemic did not influence the clinical outcome. Conclusion: The prolongation of the pandemic seems to have a negative impact on migraine evolution. The arousal and negative psychological behavior toward the COVID-19 outbreak seem to worsen migraine. Full article
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