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Jaqueca tensional mixta - Overview

Nombres alternativos

Migraña tensional mixta

Definición:

Es un dolor de cabeza con rasgos tanto de cefaleas tensionales como de jaquecas.

Ver también:

Causas, incidencia y factores de riesgo:

Las jaquecas o migrañas afectan a millones de personas y las cefaleas tensionales son incluso más comunes, afectando alrededor del 40% de la población. Las personas con jaquecas tensionales mixtas presentan rasgos de ambos tipos de dolores de cabeza y es difícil diferenciar cuáles síntomas se deben a cuál tipo de dolor de cabeza. Las mujeres padecen jaquecas tensionales mixtas con mayor frecuencia que los hombres.

Los desencadenantes comunes de estos dolores de cabeza son los cambios hormonales, los factores dietéticos, los factores ambientales, la estimulación y el estrés. Entre los ejemplos se pueden mencionar, entre otros:

Alcohol
Luz brillante
Alimentos y aditivos de éstos
Omitir comidas o consumirlas más tarde
Menstruación
Olores
Muy poco o demasiado sueño
Consumo y abstinencia de ciertas drogas o medicamentos

El cerebro

Reviewed last on: 11/22/2010
Kevin Sheth, MD, Department of Neurology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

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Fumal A, Schoenen J. Tension-type headache: current research and clinical management. Lancet Neurol. 2008:7(1):70-83.

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