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ArticleInternational journal of biometeorology2017

Relationship between air mass type and emergency department visits for migraine headache across the Triangle region of North Carolina.

Christopher Elcik, Christopher M Fuhrmann, Andrew E Mercer, Robert E Davis

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Article in International journal of biometeorology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Whether Weather Matters with Migraine.Current pain and headache reports · 2024
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  3. Barosinusitis due to routine weather changes: A cross-sectional analysis of public websites.World journal of otorhinolaryngology - head and neck surgery · 2024
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  6. A proposed association between subjective nonpulsatile tinnitus and migraine.World journal of otorhinolaryngology - head and neck surgery · 2023
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  9. Headache and Barometric Pressure: a Narrative Review.Current pain and headache reports · 2019
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  10. Triggers, Protectors, and Predictors in Episodic Migraine.Current pain and headache reports · 2018
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Christopher ElcikDepartment of Geosciences, Mississippi State University, P.O. Box 5448, Mississippi State, MS, 39762, USA. cje143@msstate.edu.
Christopher M FuhrmannDepartment of Geosciences, Mississippi State University, P.O. Box 5448, Mississippi State, MS, 39762, USA.
Andrew E MercerDepartment of Geosciences, Mississippi State University, P.O. Box 5448, Mississippi State, MS, 39762, USA.
Robert E DavisDepartment of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An estimated 240 million people worldwide suffer from migraines. Because migraines are often debilitating, understanding the mechanisms that trigger them is crucial for effective prevention and treatment. Synoptic air mass types and emergency department (ED) visits for migraine headaches were examined over a 7-year period within a major metropolitan area of North Carolina to identify potential relationships between large-scale meteorological conditions and the incidence of migraine headaches. Barometric pressure changes associated with transitional air masses, or changing weather patterns, were also analyzed for potential relationships. Bootstrapping analysis revealed that tropical air masses (moist and dry) resulted in the greatest number of migraine ED visits over the study period, whereas polar air masses led to fewer. Moist polar air masses in particular were found to correspond with the fewest number of migraine ED visits. On transitional air mass days, the number of migraine ED visits fell between those of tropical air mass days and polar air mass days. Transitional days characterized by pressure increases exhibited a greater number of migraine ED visits than days characterized by pressure decreases. However, no relationship was found between migraine ED visits and the magnitude of barometric pressure changes associated with transitional air masses.

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PMID28900742

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