Headache and Pain Research

Hong-Ki Song

1 Article

일반연제-Restless Leg Syndrome in Migraineurs- Hallym University Migraine in Nurses Study -: Min-Kyung Chu, Kyung-Ho Yu, Hyeo-Il Ma, Yoon Kim, Joo-Yong Kim, Su-Jin Cho, Cheol-Ho Kim, Hong-Ki Song , Byung-Chul Lee; Korean J Headache. 2005;6(1):104-104. Published online June 30, 2005

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and Objectives: Restless leg syndrome(RLS) is a prevalent disease which is often mis- diagnosed or underdiagnosed. RLS and migraine share some clinical features such as depression, sleep disorders, hemodialysis and positive family history of the disease. We analyzed the data of Hallym uni- versity migraine in nurses study to identify the association of RLS and migraine. Method: All 1501 nurses working at Hallym Medical Center were asked 72-item questionnaire on migraine including general information, occupational environments and characteristics, characteristics of headache, triggering factors, management of headache and migraine related disabilities. The diagnosis of RLS was made according to 3-item question set which was incorporated in the above questionnaire. The completed questionnaires were analyzed for the association of RLS and migraine. Results: 1341(89.3%) participants completed the questionnaire. All were female with mean age of 27.5±5.7. Based on ICHD-II, 276(17.5%) had migraine. Among migraineurs, 57(20.6%) have aura. 23(1.7%) had RLS and 9(39.1%) of them had migraine. The prevalence of RLS was significantly higher among migraineurs(3.4%) than non-migraineurs(1.3%). Migraineurs with RLS had tendency to have more aura than migraineurs without RLS. There was no significant difference in attack frequency, headache severity and MIDAS scores between migraineurs with RLS and migraineurs without RLS. Conclusion: There was significantly higher prevalence of RLS among migraineurs. Migraine with RLS showed tendency to have more aura.

Hong-Ki Song

2 Articles

Hidden Spinal Cord Infection Camouflaging as Bacterial Meningitis: Jeeun Lee, Juyoung Lee, Jong Seok Bae, Ju-Hun Lee, Hong-Ki Song, Yerim Kim; Published online December 31, 2017

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Abstract PDF: 세균성 뇌수막염의 진단 후 발견된 척수염증

10대 편두통 환자에서 발생한 모자이크양상의 일과성 흑암시: Min-Kyung Chu, Young-Hoon Yoon, Hee-Chan Choi, Kyung-Ho Yu, Woo-Kyung Kim, Hong-Ki Song, Byung-Chul Lee, Ju-Hun Lee; Korean J Headache. 2004;5(2):148-152. Published online December 31, 2004

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Abstract PDF: Transient monocular blindness(amaurosis fugax) is uncommon in young people and its mechanism is rarely demonstrated. We report a case of young patient with recurrent amaurosis fugax of mosaic pattern. A 18 year-old female migraineur experienced recurrent episodes of monocular blindness of her left eye, which clustered over 3 weeks. The episodes lasted for 3 to 10 minutes and were not associated with head- ache. She reported that visual loss began as several dark spots scattered on the visual field which enlar- ged slowly over one to three minutes and eventually coalesced, resulting complete blindness in affected eye. After a few minutes, the vision returned in a reverse pattern; patches of vision eventually enlarging to full field. Intracranial and extracranial cerebral arteries were normal on magnetic resonance angiography. After propranolol medication, the attack was no longer observed. Amaurosis fugax in young people have different patterns of visual loss from those in elderly. The mosaic pattern of transient monocular blind- ness in young people suggested a migraine variant with benign prognosis. Korean Journal of Headache 5(2):148-152, 2004

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