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- Title
High headache prevalence among women with hemochromatosis: The Nord-Trøndelag health study.
- Authors
Hagen, Knut; Stovner, Lars Jacob; Åsberg, Arne; Thorstensen, Ketil; Bjerve, Kristian S.; Hveem, Kristian
- Abstract
In this large cross-sectional population-based study, 51,272 persons responded to a headache questionnaire and were screened for hemochromatosis. Phenotypic hemochromatosis and the C282Y/C282Y genotype were both associated with an 80% increase in headache prevalence evident only among women. The reason for this association is unclear, but one may speculate that iron overload alters the threshold for triggering a headache by disturbing neuronal function.
- Publication
Annals of Neurology, 2002, Vol 51, Issue 6, p786
- ISSN
0364-5134
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ana.10209