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Frequency of Headache Disorders in Neurology Outpatients at Yalgado Ouedraogo University Teaching Hospital. A 3-Month Prospective Cross-sectional Study

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To determine the frequency of chronic headache in a population of patients attending to neurology consultation. This prospective cross-sectional study was carried on patients with chronic headaches attending at neurology consultation of YOUTH. This study was conducted in 3 months in the Neurology Department of Ouagadougou YOUTH from October 10, 2017 to January 10, 2018. One hundred and two patients (mean age 41.2 ± 16.1 years, 61.8% of women) with headache were included during study period. The majority of patients (56.9%) had previous medical or nursing consultations. Of them, 76.5% had received prior medical treatment. The most common past medical history was cranial trauma (21.6%) followed by hypertension (18.6%) and dental diseases (16.7%). The mean duration of headache was 52.5 ± 32.7 months (ranges 3–273 months). The majority of patients (85.4%) had episodic headaches. Primary headaches were the most common cause of headache (52.9%), including tension-type headaches (51.8%) and migraine (38.9%). Headache had major impact on the quality of life of patients with migraine (44.5%) and patients with TTH (54.2%). Headache was frequent in Neurology Department. Primary headaches are the most common types of headache dominated by tension-type headaches and migraine.

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Acknowledgments

The authors thank Dr. Koura David and Ms. Zongo Patricia for the quality of their advice.

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  1. Department of Neurology, University Hospital Yalgado Ouedraogo, 03 BP 7022, Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso

    Alfred Anselme Dabilgou, Julie Marie Adeline Kyelem, Younoussa Sawadogo & Jean Kaboré

  2. Department of Neurology, Regional University Hospital of Ouahigouya, Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso

    Alassane Dravé

  3. Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Bogodogo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

    Christian Napon

  4. Department of Neurology, University Hospital Teaching Hospital Souro Sanon, Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso

    Athanase Millogo

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AAD, YS, and CN analyzed and interpreted the patient data. AAD, AD, and JMAK were the major contributors in writing the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Dabilgou, A.A., Dravé, A., Kyelem, J.M.A. et al. Frequency of Headache Disorders in Neurology Outpatients at Yalgado Ouedraogo University Teaching Hospital. A 3-Month Prospective Cross-sectional Study. SN Compr. Clin. Med. 2, 301–307 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42399-020-00238-8

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