Helicobacter pylori infection as an environmental risk factor for migraine without aura

Journal of Headache and Pain

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 329-333

  Yiannopoulou, Konstantina G ^a,c   Efthymiou, Athina ^a   Karydakis, Kleanthis ^a   Arhimandritis, Andreas ^b   Bovaretos, Nikolaos ^b   Tzivras, Mihalis ^b  

^a LAIKO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^c NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Helicobacter pylori infection; Hereditary patterns; Menstrual migraine; Migraine without aura

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENSTRUAL MIGRAINE; MIGRAINE WITHOUT AURA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; STOMACH BIOPSY; STOMACH ULCER; UREA BREATH TEST;

ADULT; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; PEDIGREE; PREMENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 38749117845     PISSN: 11292369     EISSN: 11292377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10194-007-0422-7     Document Type: Article

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