The Wavelength of Light Causing Photophobia in Migraine and Tension-type Headache Between Attacks

• Published in: Headache Vol. 40; no. 3; pp. 194 - 199
• Main Authors: Main, Alan, Vlachonikolis, Ioannis, Dowson, Andrew
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA, USA Blackwell Science Inc 01.03.2000; Blackwell
• Subjects: Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Differential Threshold; Female; Humans; Light; Male; Medical sciences; migraine; Migraine Disorders - complications; Neurology; photophobia; Photophobia - etiology; tension-type headache; Tension-Type Headache - complications; Vascular diseases and vascular malformations of the nervous system; wavelength; Human; Nervous system diseases; Migraine; Cardiovascular disease; Wavelength; Light stimulus; Cerebral disorder; Vascular disease; Tension headache; Symptomatology; Pain; Central nervous system disease; Photophobia; Cerebrovascular disease

Objective.–To ascertain the wavelength of light that patients with migraine and tension‐type headache find uncomfortable between attacks. Background.–Photophobia is an abnormal perceptual sensitivity to light experienced by most patients with headache during and, also, between attacks. Methods.–We e...