Clinical characteristics of headaches in an urban Mennonite group in South Brazil.

David Lemke Dück Marco Antonio Takashi Utiumi Angelica Beate Winter Boldt Elcio Juliato Piovesan

Published in: Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (2023)

There were no major differences in the prevalence and clinical characterization of headaches between the MG and the CG. However, the latter showed more diffuse pain, sleepiness, and depressive symptoms. Specific genetic or epigenetic variants in Mennonite descendants might account for these differences.

Keyphrases

depressive symptoms
copy number
sleep quality
chronic pain
dna methylation
obstructive sleep apnea
risk factors
gene expression
genome wide
pain management
social support
neuropathic pain
sleep apnea
low grade
physical activity
spinal cord