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Editor-In-Chief: Robert G. Schwartz, M.D. [1], Piedmont Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, P.A.; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]

Overview

Common risk factors in the development of headache may be occupational, environmental, and genetic.Common risk factors in the development of migraine divided in three categories: non-modifiable, modifiable, and putative. Non-modifiable risk factors include female gender, age, white race, low educational level, socioeconomic status, and genetic factors.Modifiable risk factors include,obesity, medication overuse,stressful life events, caffeine overuse, other pain syndromes.

Risk Factors

The most potent risk factor in the development of migraine is . Other risk factors include

• Brain tumors
• Brain infection
• Intracranial hypertension
• Anxiety
• Arthritis in neck or spine
• Degenerative bone or disk disease in the neck or spine
• Depression
• Temporomandibular joint disorders
• Drugs, such as nitrates
• Alcohol
• Environmental changes, such as changes in barometric pressure and altitude, inclement weather, or high winds.

Common Risk Factors

• Common risk factors in the development of headache may be occupational, environmental, and genetic.
• Common risk factors in the development of migraine include:

Less Common Risk Factors

• Less common risk factors in the development of headache include:
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