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- Morning Headaches: An In-depth Review of Causes, Associated Disorders, and Management Strategies
- Yooha Hong, Mi-Kyoung Kang, Min Seung Kim, Heejung Mo, Rebecca C. Cox, Hee-Jin Im
- Headache Pain Res. 2025;26(1):66-79. Published online January 17, 2025
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.62087/hpr.2024.0023
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Abstract
PDF - Morning headaches, which are defined by occurrence upon or shortly after waking up in the morning, range from mild discomfort to severe pain and significantly impact an individual’s quality of life. Although morning headaches are a prevalent and potentially debilitating condition, the criteria for defining these headaches vary. The lack of universally accepted diagnostic criteria complicates understanding their etiology, associated factors, and potential interventions. The causes of morning headaches are multifaceted, including primary headache disorders like migraines and cluster headaches, and secondary causes such as sleep disorders, hypertension, abnormal intracranial pressure, and brain parenchymal diseases. Psychological factors, including anxiety and depression, as well as substance use, further complicate the clinical presentation, often requiring a multidisciplinary approach for effective diagnosis and treatment. This review provides a comprehensive overview of morning headaches, examining their various aspects and possible treatment options, with the goal of enhancing clinicians’ understanding and management of this common yet often overlooked condition.
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- Looking into the Night: The Clinical Significance of Morning Headache
Soo-Kyoung Kim
Headache and Pain Research.2026; 27(2): 73. CrossRef - Comments on “Morning Headaches: An In-Depth Review of Causes, Associated Disorders, and Management Strategies”
Seong Taek Kim
Headache and Pain Research.2026; 27(2): 165. CrossRef - Sleep Bruxism as a Contributing Factor to Morning Headache: A Response to Recent Commentary
Yooha Hong, Hee-Jin Im
Headache and Pain Research.2026; 27(2): 167. CrossRef - Morning Headaches as a Specific Obstructive Sleep Apnea Characteristic in a Large Sleep Clinic Population
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- Looking into the Night: The Clinical Significance of Morning Headache
Original Article
- Subjective Cognitive Decline Patterns in Patients with Migraine, with or without Depression, versus Non-depressed Older Adults
- Sun Hwa Lee, Soo-Jin Cho
- Headache Pain Res. 2024;25(2):103-110. Published online October 24, 2024
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.62087/hpr.2024.0022
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- Purpose: Cognitive decline is a common complaint in young patients with migraine, especially those with depression. Independent of psychiatric factors such as depression, subjective cognitive decline (SCD) is associated with an elevated risk of progression to dementia. This study aimed to investigate patterns of subjective cognitive complaints between migraineurs with or without depression and non-depressed older adults.
Methods
This retrospective study included 331 outpatients with SCD (293 from a headache clinic and 38 from a memory clinic). SCD was diagnosed as “yes” based on two questions about SCD. The Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) and Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) were used to assess cognitive function. The SCD Questionnaire (SCD-Q) with three subdomains was analyzed to compare SCD between groups.
Results
Among patients with SCD, significant differences in duration of education were found among the groups—specifically, migraineurs with depression (12.39 years) had longer education than non-depressed older adults (10.50 years) and shorter education than migraineurs without depression (14.28 years). The total MMSE and MoCA scores did not differ between migraineurs with and without depression. Regarding SCD-Q scores, migraineurs with depression showed higher scores overall and in all cognitive domains than migraineurs without depression, with no significant difference compared to non-depressed older adults.
Conclusion
Although the depressed migraineurs with SCD were younger and more educated than the non-depressed older adults with SCD, both groups reported similarly high levels of SCD. Higher levels of surveillance for cognitive decline are warranted for migraineurs with depression who have SCD.
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