Patients with cluster headache show signs of insomnia and sleep related stress: results from an actigraphy and self-assessed sleep study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cluster headache (CH) is a primary headache disorder which is characterized by circadian timing of headache attacks, usually at nighttime, in around two thirds of patients. Patients with CH often report sleep difficulties, though it is unknown whether this is a cause or a consequence of nightly headache attacks.

Objective

In this case-control study we have assessed sleep quality in study participants with CH in cluster bout respectively in remission, compared to a control group of neurologically healthy individuals to investigate the potential connection between sleep and CH.

Methods

Fifty study participants with CH and 42 controls were recruited for sleep assessment. Sleep was recorded using MotionWatch 8 actigraphs (CamNTech) for a period of two weeks. St

SUBMITTER: Ran C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10439595 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature