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Migraine most common: headaches common in fibromyalgia patients.(Clinical Rounds)

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| April 15, 2004 | MacReady, Norra | COPYRIGHT 2008 International Medical News Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

RANCHO MIRAGE, CALIF.--Headaches are frequently part of the pathology of fibromyalgia.

In a recent study of 57 patients with fibromyalgia, 75% had a history of chronic headaches, and of those patients, 86% said that the headaches had a severe or substantial impact on their lives. Dr. Dawn A. Marcus reported at a meeting sponsored by the Diamond Headache Clinic.

These findings suggest that headache screening and treatment should be part of the workup for fibromyalgia, said Dr. Marcus, director of the headache clinic at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

In the study, overall measures of pain, pain-related disability, and psychological…

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