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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)
Abstract
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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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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- Sleep
- Excessive diurnal sleepiness
- Headaches
- Sleep Disturbances Scale for Children