Step-Headache: A Distinct Symptom of Migraine

Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice
Sunil PradhanJayashri Ghosh

Abstract

Objectives  The diagnosis of migraine depends on various characteristics of headache with their associated constitutional symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, photophobia, and phonophobia. Relatively severe intensity, throbbing character, unilaterality, and aggravation with physical activity are the key features of migraine headache. We did this study to describe a new symptom (step-headache) in migraine in which some patients complained of uncomfortable or painful thump over the head with each footstep during walking or running. Materials and Methods  Self-designed proforma was filled in each clinically diagnosed patient of migraine or tension-type headache in an outpatient clinic setting. The symptom designated here as step-headache was evaluated in 150 patients of migraine including 26 patients with overlapping headache and 244 patients of tension-type headache. Binary logistic regression was used for association analysis of step-headache with subgroups of migraine and with other migraine features. Statistical Analysis  Frequency distributions were expressed as numbers (percentages) or mean ± standard deviation. Binary logistic regression was used for association analysis of step-headache with subgroups of migraine and with ot...Continue Reading

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