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Headache disorders as risk factors for sleep disturbances in school aged children

The Journal of Headache and Pain volume 6, pages268–270(2005)Cite this article

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Several epidemiological studies have shown the presence of comorbidity between various types of sleep disorders and different headache subtypes. Migraine without aura is a sensitive risk factor for disorders of initiating and maintaining sleep (odds ratio (OR) 8.2500), and chronic tension–type headache for sleep breathing disorders (OR 15.231), but headache disorder is a cumulative risk factor for disorders of excessive somnolence (OR 15.061). This result has not been reported in the clinical literature.

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  1. Dipartimento di Psichiatria, Neuropsichiatria infantile, Audiofoniatria, Dermatovenereologia, Cattedra di Neuropsichiatria Infantile, Via Pansini 5 PAD XI, I-80131, Naples, Italy

    M. Carotenuto

  2. Department of Developmental Neurology and Psychiatry, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy

    M. Carotenuto, F. Ruju & A. Pascotto

  3. Department of Developmental Neurology and Psychiatry, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy

    V. Guidetti, F. Galli & F. R. Tagliente

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Carotenuto, M., Guidetti, V., Ruju, F. et al. Headache disorders as risk factors for sleep disturbances in school aged children. J Headache Pain 6, 268–270 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10194-005-0204-z

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Key words

  • Sleep
  • Excessive diurnal sleepiness
  • Headaches
  • Sleep Disturbances Scale for Children

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