Will I Have a Hangover Headache Tomorrow? A Prospective Cohort Study of the Predictors of Delayed Alcohol-Induced Headache.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Alcohol-induced headaches are one of the most prevalent types of headaches. The International Classification of Headache Disorders defined them as throbbing and bilateral, and their phenotype combines characteristics of migraines and headaches secondary to low cerebrospinal fluid pressure. We aimed to evaluate the factors associated with the presence of a headache as a hangover symptom.

Methods

This was a prospective cohort study, including 32 healthy individuals who voluntarily consumed alcohol and completed self-administered questionnaires during three separate alcohol consumption and hangover episodes.

Results

A headache was a hangover symptom in 55/96 (57.3%) episodes. The phenotype was predominantly holocranial (94.5%), frontal (98.2%), and pressing

SUBMITTER: Garcia-Azorin D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12653520 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature