HEADACHE AND HYPOTHYROIDISM

Abstract

Hypothyroidism is usually manifested by a wide range of symptoms from various body systems, including the nervous system. It was found that approximately 30% of patients with decreased thyroid function suffer from cephalgia, which is associated with a thyroid hormone deficiency. Both primary and secondary hypothyroidism can not only lead to secondary cephalgia but also aggravate pre-existing primary cephalgia, most commonly migraine. It is known that cephalgia is more common in women, especially if there is a history of migraine. In everyday clinical practice, cephalgia associated with hypothyroidism is rarely diagnosed as an independent form of secondary cephalgia. More commonly, primary cephalgia, such as migraine and tension headache, are regarded as concomitant diseases in patients with decreased thyroid function.