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15.07.2020 | Original Article
Neuropathy and primary headaches affect different subgroups of inflammatory bowel disease patients
verfasst von:
Antônio M. F. Leitão, Howard L. Ribeiro Junior, Davi F. Araújo, Lúcia L. B. C. Braga, Marcellus H. L. P. Souza, Alzira M. C. Barbosa, Antônio B. Viana Júnior, Francisco De A. A. Gondim
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Neurological Sciences
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Ausgabe 3/2021
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Abstract
Background
Peripheral neuropathies (PN) and primary headaches (PH) are common comorbidities in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients. We aimed to evaluate whether PN and PH affect the same subgroups of IBD patients.
Methods
Since 2004, we established a cohort study to evaluate neurological diseases in IBD patients. Over 2 years, all consecutive (N = 155) IBD patients (either Crohn’s disease (CD) or ulcerative colitis (UC) were evaluated for the presence of PN and PH. PH were also evaluated in dyspeptic patients (N = 84) and IBD relatives (controls, N = 101). After neurological evaluation, symptomatic patients underwent skin wrinkling test to evaluate small fiber function and/or electromyography.
Results
Headaches and migraine were more prevalent in IBD than control patients: 52.3 and 34.2% vs. 40.6 and 20.8% (P < 0.05). Migraine was 2.6 times more common in CD patients than controls (CI = 1.34–5.129) and 8.6 times (13.3 times in the CD group) more common in men with IBD (P < 0.05). Headache and migraine were also more common in dyspeptic patients (P < 0.05). Chi-square, univariate, and multivariate regression analysis did not disclose any association between PN, headache, or PH (P > 0.05). Multivariate regression analysis disclosed that headaches were more prevalent in women, co-existing psychiatric disease, IBD, CD, and UC. After age, gender distribution, and prevalence of hypertension and psychiatric diseases were matched among the groups, there were still differences in the prevalence of headaches and migraine among IBD, CD, and UC versus control patients.
Conclusion
In summary, PH and PN are common in IBD and do not affect the same subgroups of patients.