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Headache in kidney transplantation.
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The journal of headache and pain [J Headache Pain] 2009 Dec; Vol. 10 (6), pp. 455-60. Date of Electronic Publication: 2009 Aug 27. - Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- The aim of this retrospective study was to determine the relevance of the symptom "headache" in kidney transplanted patients, since few studies have considered headache as a clinically significant complication in this condition. A total of 83 consecutive kidney transplant patients underwent to neurological examination and a detailed headache history was taken. The headache history considered the period before kidney disease, during renal failure, during dialysis treatment and after transplantation. Diagnosis was made according to International Headache Criteria (ICDH-II) (2004). Our results reveal an occurrence of headache after kidney transplantation in 44.5% of the patients, which is higher than rates reported for the general population and in the only specific comparable study on liver transplant patients. These data suggest the need for prospective studies to explore the causal mechanisms by which headache develops with frequency in kidney transplant patients, and in particular to determine the role of immunosuppressive therapy.
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Adult
Antihypertensive Agents administration & dosage
Antihypertensive Agents adverse effects
Causality
Cyclosporine administration & dosage
Cyclosporine adverse effects
Dialysis adverse effects
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Female
Headache Disorders physiopathology
Humans
Immunosuppressive Agents administration & dosage
Incidence
Male
Middle Aged
Prednisone administration & dosage
Prednisone adverse effects
Renal Insufficiency complications
Retrospective Studies
Young Adult
Headache Disorders epidemiology
Headache Disorders etiology
Immunosuppressive Agents adverse effects
Kidney Transplantation adverse effects
Postoperative Complications physiopathology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1129-2377
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The journal of headache and pain
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 19711000
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10194-009-0148-9