Authors
Knut Hagen, Lars Jacob Stovner, Arne Åsberg, Ketil Thorstensen, Kristian S Bjerve, Kristian Hveem
Publication date
2002/6
Journal
Annals of Neurology: Official Journal of the American Neurological Association and the Child Neurology Society
Volume
51
Issue
6
Pages
786-789
Publisher
Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
Description
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.
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