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The prevalence of headache may be related with the latitude: a possible role of Vitamin D insufficiency?

Overview of attention for article published in The Journal of Headache and Pain, May 2010
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Title
The prevalence of headache may be related with the latitude: a possible role of Vitamin D insufficiency?
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The Journal of Headache and Pain, May 2010
DOI 10.1007/s10194-010-0223-2
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Sanjay Prakash, Nivedita C. Mehta, Ajay S. Dabhi, Om Lakhani, Madhuri Khilari, Nilima D. Shah

Abstract

According to recent observations, there is worldwide vitamin D insufficiency (VDI) in various populations. A number of observations suggest a link between low serum levels of vitamin D and higher incidence of chronic pain. A few case reports have shown a beneficial effect of vitamin D therapy in patients with headache disorders. Serum vitamin D level shows a strong correlation with the latitude. Here, we review the literature to delineate a relation of prevalence rate of headaches with the latitude. We noted a significant relation between the prevalence of both tension-type headache and migraine with the latitude. There was a tendency for headache prevalence to increase with increasing latitude. The relation was more obvious for the lifetime prevalence for both migraine and tension-type headache. One year prevalence for migraine was also higher at higher latitude. There were limited studies on the seasonal variation of headache disorders. However, available data indicate increased frequency of headache attacks in autumn-winter and least attacks in summer. This profile of headache matches with the seasonal variations of serum vitamin D levels. The presence of vitamin D receptor, 1alpha-hydroxylase and vitamin D-binding protein in the hypothalamus further suggest a role of vitamin D deficiency in the generation of head pain.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 1 2%
United States 1 2%
Ireland 1 2%
Unknown 58 95%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 12 20%
Student > Ph. D. Student 8 13%
Researcher 8 13%
Other 6 10%
Student > Master 4 7%
Other 10 16%
Unknown 13 21%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 22 36%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 6 10%
Nursing and Health Professions 5 8%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4 7%
Psychology 4 7%
Other 5 8%
Unknown 15 25%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 22. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 07 April 2019.
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#1,531,989
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#158
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#5,129
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#2
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