TY - JOUR T1 - Prevalence of Migraine Among Medical Students in Zahedan Faculty of Medicine (Southeast of Iran) TT - JF - BCN JO - BCN VL - 2 IS - 2 UR - http://bcn.iums.ac.ir/article-1-86-en.html Y1 - 2011 SP - 20 EP - 25 KW - Migraine KW - Medical students KW - Headache KW - Prevalence KW - Stress N2 -  Introduction: Migraine is a refer pain which is common in adults and children. Migraine and its frequently limits the daily life activities. Since medical students are subjected to stresses regarding lots of tests and the implicit responsibility to the courses, the purpose of the present study carried out to evaluate the prevalence of migraine among medical students in Zahedan University. Methods: This cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study was performed on 210 (male 94 and female 116) medical students in Zahedan faculty of Medicine during an academic year (2005 to 2006). The questionnaire was specified on demographic data and headache questions based on International Headache Society (IHS). Students’ Migraine was confirmed by clinical interviews, general physical and neurological examinations then the data obtained were analyzed using v 11 of SPSS, Chi square. Afterward the percentage and the mean (±SD) along with the statistical difference (P M3 ER -