Status of Thyroid Hormones among Chronic Tension Type Headache Patients

Authors

  • Rafiqul Islam Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Monsur Habib Former Head & Professor of Neurology, Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Md Nazmul Kabir Medical Officer, Department of Neurology, National Institute of Neurosciences & Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Farhana Mosleuddin Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Sheikh Hasina Medical College, Tangail, Bangladesh
  • Mahmuda Begum Junior Consultant (Medicine), Department of Neurology, National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Iftekhar Md Kudrat E Khuda Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Rajshahi Medical College, Rajshahi, Bangladesh
  • M Lutful Kabir Associate Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Dhaka, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jninb.v8i2.63771

Keywords:

Hypothyroidism; Chronic Tension-Type Headache; TTH; neurological disorder

Abstract

Background: Tension-type headache is frequently reported by the patients.

Objective: The purpose of the present study was to see the status of thyroid hormones among chronic tension type headache patients.

Methodology: This study was conducted in the Department of Neurology at Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The study subjects consisted of patients presented with primary headache disorders.

Result: Among the patients 21.0% had chronic sub-type of TTH. Out of 42 chronic tension-type headache patients 12 had subclinical and another 12 had overt hypothyroidism. Statistically significant difference was seen among different sub-types of headache in relation to thyroid status.

Conclusion: Hypothyroidism is found to be a co morbidity or precipitating factors to be development of chronic type of tension-type headache.

Journal of National Institute of Neurosciences Bangladesh, July 2022;8(2):189-192

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Published

2023-01-15

How to Cite

Islam, R., Habib, M., Kabir, M. N., Mosleuddin, F., Begum, M. ., E Khuda, I. M. K., & Kabir, M. L. (2023). Status of Thyroid Hormones among Chronic Tension Type Headache Patients. Journal of National Institute of Neurosciences Bangladesh, 8(2), 189–192. https://doi.org/10.3329/jninb.v8i2.63771

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 2 (2022)

Section

Original Research Articles

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