Clinical features of headache associated with mobile phone use: a cross-sectional study in university students.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Headache has been reported to be associated with mobile phone (MP) use in some individuals. The causal relationship between headache associated with MP use (HAMP) and MP use is currently undetermined. Identifying the clinical features of HAMP may help in clarifying the pathophysiology of HAMP and in managing symptoms of individuals with HAMP. The aim of the present study is to describe the clinical features of HAMP.

Methods

A 14-item questionnaire investigating MP use and headache was administered to 247 medical students at Hallym University, Korea. Individual telephone interviews were subsequently conducted with those participants who reported HAMP more than 10 times during the last 1 year on the clinical features of HAMP. We defined HAMP as a headache attack dur

SUBMITTER: Chu MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3193165 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature