ARE CHRONIC HEADACHES AND SLEEP DISORDERS INTER-RELATED?

A new article "Increased Prevalence of Sleep Disorders in Chronic Headache: A Case-Control Study" in the June 2010 issue of Headache addresses this issue. The article (pubmed abstract below) concludes that "Patients with chronic headache had a high prevalence of sleep complaints. Insomnia may thus represent an independent risk factor for headache chronification. Recognition of sleep disorders,