Could headache in children be a biomarker for dyslipidemia?

Aim Here we present the patients whose body mass index is in the normal range and who visited with the complaint of headache. The differences in lipid profile in this group compared to healthy children and the risk factors that may be associated with this were investigated. Materials and methods 195...

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Published in:Acta neurologica Belgica 2024-08, Vol.124 (4), p.1357-1361
Main Authors: İpek, Rojan, Varan, Celal, Kılıç, Fedli Emre, Alagöz Karabel, Müsemma, Almiş, Habip
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Language:English
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Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Medicine/Public Health
Neurology
Neuroradiology
Neurosciences
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Summary:Aim Here we present the patients whose body mass index is in the normal range and who visited with the complaint of headache. The differences in lipid profile in this group compared to healthy children and the risk factors that may be associated with this were investigated. Materials and methods 195 patients who applied to the Pediatric Neurology outpatient clinic with headache complaints between April 2021 and October 2022 were retrospectively examined. 201 healthy children were included as the control group. The gender, age, headache type, lipid profile blood test after at least 8 h of fasting [total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL), high-density lipoprotein (HDL), triglyceride (TG), and TG/HDL ratio], and body mass index (BMI) were recorded. Those patients who had a BMI range of 18.5–24.9 kg/m 2 were included in the study. Results The study group had 195 patients; 118 girls (60.5%). The average age was 12,57 ± 3,48 years, and 114 patients (58.5%) had tension-type headaches and 81 (41.5%) had migraine-type headaches. There was no significant difference in age and gender between the two groups. Blood pressure, folate, and thyroid function tests were normal. In the lipid profile, a significant difference was observed between total cholesterol, LDL, HDL, and TG in the study group compared to the control group (p 
ISSN:0300-9009
2240-2993
2240-2993
DOI:10.1007/s13760-024-02588-9