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Headache Syndromes and Sleep

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The enigmatic relationship between headache and sleep has been known for a long period of time. The basis of this relationship has been explored and validated by various studies. This has led to better understanding of the relationship between these two entities. Further, it has implications for diagnosis of headache type and management. We describe the association of various headache syndromes with sleep disorders.

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    Munish Goyal MD, MCh, Niranjan Singh MD, DM & Pradeep Sahota MD, FAAN, FAASM

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Goyal, M., Singh, N., Sahota, P. (2015). Headache Syndromes and Sleep. In: Chokroverty, S., Billiard, M. (eds) Sleep Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2089-1_37

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