Neurol. praxi. 2025;26(2):142-146 | DOI: 10.36290/neu.2024.079

Relationship between headaches and sleep

MUDr. Petra Migaµová
Neurologická klinika FN Ostrava

Sleep is a basic human need, almost half of the human population suffers from its disorder. Headache is one of the most common health problems. According to the WHO, 50-75 % of adults suffer from it. Both of these phenomena have the character of a global health burden. The relationship between headache and sleep disorder is multifaceted and complex, the comorbidity of these two syndromes leads to the chronification of both diseases, increases the burden and leads to the worsening of both disorders, a decrease in the quality of life, an increase in the frequency of complications and a decrease in the effectiveness of treatment.

Keywords: headache, sleep disorder, orexin, melatonin, adenosine, hypnic headache, cluster headache, OSAS.

Received: October 21, 2024; Revised: December 1, 2024; Accepted: December 2, 2024; Prepublished online: December 2, 2024; Published: May 5, 2025  Show citation

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