Several studies investigated the correlation between renal and neurological functions and their relative interactions, the so-called “kidney-brain crosstalk.” Patients with renal impairment often show neurological complications. Similarly, subjects undergoing to kidney transplantation are usually affected by several associated pathologies and neurological comorbidities usually affect 20% of this population. Among the most prevalent neurological complications, several reports describe different headache typologies, from migraine with aura to dialysis headache. In one of the largest studies performed on this topic, evaluating more than 4000 kidney transplant patients, headache was the second factor influencing quality of life, following only sexual or psychological pathologies [1]. However, few data are available about the specific characteristics of headache in patients submitted to kidney transplantation.
Headache and kidney transplantation: an intriguing relationship / Giovanna Viticchi, Lorenzo Falsetti, Laura Buratti, Sergio Salvemini, Marco Burattini, Eleonora Potente, Domenica Taruscia, Andrea Ranghino, Lucia Campetella, Mauro Silvestrini, Marco Bartolini. - In: NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES. - ISSN 1590-3478. - ELETTRONICO. - 40:(2019), pp. 199-200. [10.1007/s10072-019-03807-5]
Headache and kidney transplantation: an intriguing relationship
Lorenzo Falsetti;
2019
Abstract
Several studies investigated the correlation between renal and neurological functions and their relative interactions, the so-called “kidney-brain crosstalk.” Patients with renal impairment often show neurological complications. Similarly, subjects undergoing to kidney transplantation are usually affected by several associated pathologies and neurological comorbidities usually affect 20% of this population. Among the most prevalent neurological complications, several reports describe different headache typologies, from migraine with aura to dialysis headache. In one of the largest studies performed on this topic, evaluating more than 4000 kidney transplant patients, headache was the second factor influencing quality of life, following only sexual or psychological pathologies [1]. However, few data are available about the specific characteristics of headache in patients submitted to kidney transplantation.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.