Immacolata Tartaglione, Martina Caiazza, Rosanna Di Concilio, Angela Ciancio, Elisa De Michele, Caterina Maietta, Maria Sole Valentino, Camilla Russo, Domenico Roberti, Maddalena Casale, Andrea Elefante, Gianluca Femina, Fabrizio Esposito, Sara Ponticorvo, Andrea G Russo, Antonietta Canna, Mario Ermani, Mario Cirillo, Silverio Perrotta, Renzo Manara
OBJECTIVES: A strikingly increased headache prevalence was recently noted in Sri Lankan beta-thalassemia patients, raising several concerns regarding long-term neurological involvement in this condition. METHODS: We interviewed on headache occurrence and characteristics 102 Italian beta-thalassemia patients and 129 healthy controls. 3T-MRI, MR-angiography, MR-venography, cognitive and psychiatric findings were considered. RESULTS: Headache was diagnosed in 39/102 (38...
March 2020: Blood Cells, Molecules & Diseases