By Dr Faraidoon Haghdoost

Journal articles

Haghdoost F; Salam A; Seyed-Kolbadi FZ; Padala D; Delcourt C; Rodgers A, 2025, 'Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Episodic Migraine: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.', Med Sci (Basel), 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medsci13030084

Haghdoost F, 2025, 'Internet and social media's role in migraine education: Headache or not headache?', Cephalalgia, 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/03331024251336152

Sacco S; Ashina M; Diener HC; Haghdoost F; Lee MJ; Monteith TS; Jenkins B; Peres MFP; Pozo-Rosich P; Ornello R; Puledda F; Sakai F; Schwedt TJ; Terwindt G; Vaghi G; Wang SJ; Ahmed F; Tassorelli C, 2025, 'Setting higher standards for migraine prevention: A position statement of the International Headache Society', Cephalalgia, 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/03331024251320608

Riggins N; Haghdoost F, 2025, 'Building community and visibility: A year of social media growth for Cephalalgia', Cephalalgia, 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/03331024241310519

Togha M; Rafiee P; Haghdoost F; Rafie S; Paknejad SMH; Amouian S; Şaşmaz T; Kale D; Uluduz D; Steiner TJ, 2024, 'The burdens attributable to primary headache disorders in children and adolescents in Iran: estimates from a schools-based study', Journal of Headache and Pain, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s10194-024-01789-0

Gonzalez-Martinez A; Ray JC; Haghdoost F; Ashraf U; Cerrahoğlu Sirin T; Dantes MC; Gosalia H; Hwang H; Kim JM; Lange KS; Jennysdotter Olofsgård F; Caronna E; Pozo-Rosich P, 2024, 'Time and headache: Insights into timing processes in primary headache disorders for diagnosis, underlying pathophysiology and treatment implications', Cephalalgia, 44, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/03331024241297652

Wang N; Salam A; Pant R; Kota V; Dhurjati R; Kumar A; Haghdoost F; Gnanenthiran S; Kaistha P; Prasad H; Kanukula R; Rodgers A, 2024, 'Blood pressure lowering efficacy of antihypertensive drugs and their combinations: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 500 randomised, double-blind placebo-controlled trials', European Heart Journal, 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehae666.2594

Kohandel Gargari O; Aghajanian S; Togha M; Mohammadifard F; Abyaneh R; Mobader Sani S; Samiee R; Kermanpour A; Seighali N; Haghdoost F, 2024, 'Preventive Medications in Pediatric Migraine: A Network Meta-Analysis', JAMA Network Open, 7, pp. e2438666, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.38666

Salam A; Dhurjati R; Kota V; Kaistha P; Prasad H; Haghdoost F; Pant R; Kumar A; Kanukula R; Kanukula R; Thode R; Baddam R; Chaudhri K; Wang N; Bhaumik S; Gnanenthiran SR; Tiruttani SK; Rodgers A, 2024, 'Methods of Development Double-blind, Randomised Trials of Effects of Antihypertensive Medicines (DREAM) Database, Characteristics of Included Trials, and Umbrella Protocol for Planned Meta-analyses (Preprint)', JMIR Research Protocols, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/65205

Haghdoost F; Gnanenthiran SR; Shan S; Kaistha P; Huang L; Tian M; Liu Y; Yin X; Zhang X; Hao Z; Wu Y; Di Tanna GL; Neal B; Rodgers A, 2024, 'The effect of salt substitution on frequency and severity of headache: results from the SSaSS cluster-randomised controlled trial of 20,995 participants', European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 78, pp. 401 - 406, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41430-024-01419-7

Carcel C; Haghdoost F; Shen J; Nanda P; Bai Y; Atkins E; Torii-Yoshimura T; Clough AJ; Davies L; Cordato D; Griffiths LR; Balicki G; Wang X; Vidyasagar K; Malavera A; Anderson CS; Zagami AS; Delcourt C; Rodgers A, 2023, 'The effect of blood pressure lowering medications on the prevention of episodic migraine: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Cephalalgia, 43, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/03331024231183166

Haghdoost F; Puledda F; Garcia-Azorin D; Huessler EM; Messina R; Pozo-Rosich P, 2023, 'Evaluating the efficacy of CGRP mAbs and gepants for the preventive treatment of migraine: A systematic review and network meta-analysis of phase 3 randomised controlled trials', Cephalalgia, 43, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/03331024231159366

Puledda F; Younis S; Huessler EM; Haghdoost F; Lisicki M; Goadsby PJ; Tassorelli C, 2023, 'Efficacy, safety and indirect comparisons of lasmiditan, rimegepant, and ubrogepant for the acute treatment of migraine: A systematic review and network meta-analysis of the literature', Cephalalgia, 43, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/03331024231151419

Messina R; Huessler EM; Puledda F; Haghdoost F; Lebedeva ER; Diener HC, 2023, 'Safety and tolerability of monoclonal antibodies targeting the CGRP pathway and gepants in migraine prevention: A systematic review and network meta-analysis', Cephalalgia, 43, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/03331024231152169

Haghdoost F, 2022, 'Comment on ‘Is conventional brain MRI useful for the diagnosis of cluster headache in patients who meet ICHD-3 criteria? Experience in three hospitals in Spain’', Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 438, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2022.120175

Haghdoost F; Togha M, 2022, 'Migraine management: Non-pharmacological points for patients and health care professionals', Open Medicine Poland, 17, pp. 1869 - 1882, http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/med-2022-0598

Haghdoost F; Carcel C; Chandrasekhar D; Rodgers A; Delcourt C, 2021, 'The impact of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic on migraine disorder', Journal of Neurology, 268, pp. 4429 - 4435, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00415-021-10590-x

Haghdoost F; Sacco S, 2021, 'Comment on 'Clopidogrel can be an effective complementary prophylactic for drug-refractory migraine with patent foramen ovale'', Journal of Investigative Medicine, 69, pp. 411 - 412, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jim-2020-001687

Togha M; Haghdoost F; Khorsha F; Jahromi SR; Ghorbani Z, 2019, 'Body Mass Index and its Association with Migraine Characteristics in Female Patients', Archives of Iranian Medicine, 22, pp. 554 - 559

Salesi R; Salesi A; Haghdoost F; Alavian SM, 2017, 'Risk factors for migraine attacks in patients undergoing treatment for hepatitis C', Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.5812/ircmj.23285

Haghdoost F; Baradaran Mahdavi MM; Zolfaghari B; Sanei MH; Najafi S; Zandifar A; Manouchehri N; Haghjooy Javanmard S, 2016, 'The effect of quercus brantii gall extract on burn wound healing in rat', Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences, 19, pp. 1144 - 1150, http://dx.doi.org/10.22038/ijbms.2016.7741

Haghdoost F, 2016, 'Is There an Inverse Relationship Between Migraine and Dietary Sodium Intake?', Headache, 56, pp. 1212 - 1213, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/head.12848

Zandifar A; Iraji N; Taheriun M; Tajaddini M; Haghdoost F; Zandifar E; Zandifar S; Javanmard S, 2014, 'Association of the Long Pentraxin PTX3 Gene Polymorphism (rs3815627) with Migraine in Iranian Population (P6.206)', Neurology, 82, http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/wnl.82.10_supplement.p6.206

Zandifar A; Taheriun M; Soleimani S; Haghdoost F; Tajaddini M; Zandifar S; Zandifar E; Javanmard S, 2014, 'Investigation of Chemokine Receptor CCR2V64Il Gene Polymorphism and Migraine in Iranian Population (P6.208)', Neurology, 82, http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/wnl.82.10_supplement.p6.208

Zandifar A; Asgari F; Haghdoost F; Masjedi SS; Manouchehri N; Banihashemi M; Ghorbani A; Najafi MR; Saadatnia M; Lipton RB, 2014, 'Reliability and validity of the migraine disability assessment scale among migraine and tension type headache in Iranian patients', Biomed Research International, 2014, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/978064

Zandifar A; Masjedi SS; Banihashemi M; Asgari F; Manouchehri N; Ebrahimi H; Haghdoost F; Saadatnia M, 2014, 'Vitamin D status in migraine patients: A case-control study', Biomed Research International, 2014, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/514782

Zandifar A; Soleimani S; Iraji N; Haghdoost F; Tajaddini M; Javanmard SH, 2014, 'Association between promoter region of the uPAR (rs344781) gene polymorphism in genetic susceptibility to migraine without aura in three Iranian hospitals', Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, 120, pp. 45 - 48, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clineuro.2014.02.003

Haghdoost F; Javanmard SH; Keyhanian K; Samety AA; Loghmani P; Rafiei L; Sarrafzadegan N, 2014, 'Association of heme oxygenase-1 gene promoter polymorphism and blood pressure in an Iranian population', Internal Medicine Journal, 44, pp. 931 - 932, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.12527

Zandifar A; Banihashemi M; Haghdoost F; Masjedi SS; Manouchehri N; Asgari F; Najafi MR; Ghorbani A; Zandifar S; Saadatnia M; White MK, 2014, 'Reliability and validity of the persian HIT-6 questionnaire in migraine and tension-type headache', Pain Practice, 14, pp. 625 - 631, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/papr.12120

Zandifar A; Soleimani S; Iraji N; Haghdoost F; Tajaddini M; Javanmard SH, 2014, 'P893: Association between promoter region of the uPAR (rs344781) gene polymorphism in genetic susceptibility to migraine without aura in Iranian population', Clinical Neurophysiology, 125, pp. S285 - S285, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1388-2457(14)50930-3

Haghdoost F; Baradaran Mahdavi MM; Zandifar A; Sanei MH; Zolfaghari B; Javanmard SH, 2013, 'Pistacia atlantica resin has a dose-dependent effect on angiogenesis and skin burn wound healing in rat', Evidence Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2013, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/893425

Zandifar A; Masjedi SS; Haghdoost F; Asgari F; Manouchehri N; Banihashemi M; Najafi MR; Ghorbani A; Zolfaghari B; Gholamrezaei A; Shaygannejad V; Saadatnia M, 2013, 'The psychometric properties of the persian migraine-specific quality of life questionnaire version 2.1 in episodic and chronic migraines', Scientific World Journal, 2013, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/950245

Motaghi M; Haghjooy Javanmard S; Haghdoost F; Tajadini M; Saadatnia M; Rafiee L; Zandifar A, 2013, 'Relationship between vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms and migraine without aura in an Iranian population', Biomed Research International, 2013, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/351942

Zandifar A; Taheriun M; Soleimani S; Haghdoost F; Tajaddini M; Javanmard SH, 2013, 'Investigation of chemokine receptor CCR2V64Il gene polymorphism and migraine without aura in the iranian population', Scientific World Journal, 2013, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/836309

Javanmard SH; Keyhanian K; Loghmani P; Abbas Samety A; Haghdoost F; Rafiei L; Talaei M; Asgari S; Jazi MH; Sarrafzadegan N, 2012, 'Association between heme oxygenase-1 gene promoter polymorphisms and metabolic syndrome in Iranians', Molecular Biology Reports, 39, pp. 3355 - 3360, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11033-011-1105-7

Haghdoost F; Gharzi M; Faez F; Hosseinzadeh E; Tajaddini M; Rafiei L; Asgari F; Banihashemi M; Masjedi SS; Zandifar A; Haghjooy-Javanmard S, 'Association between Ala379Val polymorphism of lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 and migraine without aura in Iranian population', IRANIAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY, 15, pp. 80 - 84

Conference Papers

Haghdoost F; Salam A; Pant R; Kota V; Dhurjati R; Rodgers A, 2023, 'Effects of five major classes of blood pressure lowering drugs and their combinations on headache: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of 402 randomised, double-blind clinical trials', in CEPHALALGIA, SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD, SOUTH KOREA, Seoul, pp. 73 - 73, presented at International Headache Congress (IHC), SOUTH KOREA, Seoul, 14 September 2023 - 17 September 2023

Togha M; Haghdoost F; Khorsha F; Jahromi SR; Ghorbani Z, 2018, 'Body Mass Index and its relationship with disability, severity, duration and frequency of headaches in female migraine patients', in JOURNAL OF HEADACHE AND PAIN, SPRINGEROPEN, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000452730900133&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Haghdoost F; Zandifar A; Saadatnia M, 2018, 'BODY MASS INDEX AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH DISABILITY, IMPACT ON DAILY LIFE, SEVERITY AND FREQUENCY OF HEADACHES IN TENSION TYPE HEADACHE PATIENTS', in CEPHALALGIA, SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD, ENGLAND, London, pp. 99 - 100, presented at 17th Biennial Migraine Trust International Symposium (MTIS), ENGLAND, London, 06 September 2018 - 09 September 2018, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000443829800120&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Zandifar S; Tajaddini M; Zandifar A; Haghdoost F; Javanmard SH, 2015, 'Prevalence of genetic polymorphism rs11568817 in the promoter region of the gene 5-HTR1B in migraine patients compared with controls', in CEPHALALGIA, SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD, SPAIN, Valencia, pp. 259 - 259, presented at International Headache Congress of the International-Headache-Society, SPAIN, Valencia, 14 May 2015 - 17 May 2015, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000354559400509&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Zandifar A; Haghdoost F; Zandifar S; Saadatnia M, 2014, 'Anxiety and depression in migraine patients and their relation with impact, severity and frequency of headaches', in JOURNAL OF HEADACHE AND PAIN, SPRINGER-VERLAG ITALIA SRL, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1129-2377-15-S1-D76

Haghdoost F; Gharzi M; Faez F; Hosseinzadeh E; Zandifar A; Zandifar S; Javanmard SH, 2014, 'Association between Ala379Val polymorphism of lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 and migraine without aura in an Iranian population', in JOURNAL OF HEADACHE AND PAIN, SPRINGER-VERLAG ITALIA SRL, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1129-2377-15-S1-B41

Zandifar A; Haghdoost F; Zandifar S; Manouchehri N; Saadatnia M, 2014, 'Anxiety and Depression in Migraine Patients and Their Relation with Headache-Related Disability', in HEADACHE, WILEY-BLACKWELL, CA, Los Angeles, pp. 43 - 44, presented at 56th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American-Headache-Society, CA, Los Angeles, 26 June 2014 - 29 June 2014, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000337950600084&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Zandifar A; Motaghi M; Haghdoost F; Tajaddini M; Saadatnia M; Rafiei L; Zandifar S; Manouchehri N; Zandifar E; Javanmard SH, 2013, 'Relation between Vitamin D Receptor Gene Polymorphisms and Migraine without Aura in Iranian Population', in CEPHALALGIA, SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD, MA, Boston, pp. 129 - 130, presented at International Headache Congress of the International-Headache-Society and American-Headache-Society, MA, Boston, 27 June 2013 - 30 June 2013, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000329543900199&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Zandifar A; Zandifar E; Banihashemi M; Haghdoost F; Masjedi SS; Manouchehri N; Asgari F; Zandifar S; Saadatnia M; Lipton RB, 2013, 'Reliability and Validity of the Migraine Disability Assessment (MIDAS) Questionnaire among Migraine and Tension Type Headache in Iranian Patients', in CEPHALALGIA, SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD, MA, Boston, pp. 148 - 148, presented at International Headache Congress of the International-Headache-Society and American-Headache-Society, MA, Boston, 27 June 2013 - 30 June 2013, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000329543900230&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Zandifar A; Banihashemi M; Haghdoost F; Masjedi SS; Manouchehri N; Asgari F; Zandifar E; Zandifar S; Saadatnia M; White MK, 2013, 'Reliability and Validity of the Persian Headache Impact Test (HIT-6) Questionnaire across Migraine and Tension Type Headache', in CEPHALALGIA, SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD, MA, Boston, pp. 137 - 137, presented at International Headache Congress of the International-Headache-Society and American-Headache-Society, MA, Boston, 27 June 2013 - 30 June 2013, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000329543900211&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Zandifar A; Zandifar S; Masjedi SS; Haghdoost F; Asgari F; Manouchehri N; Banihashemi M; Saadatnia M; Zandifar E, 2013, 'The Psychometric Properties of the Persian Migraine-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire Version 2.1 (MSQ) in Episodic and Chronic Migraine', in CEPHALALGIA, SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD, MA, Boston, pp. 141 - 142, presented at International Headache Congress of the International-Headache-Society and American-Headache-Society, MA, Boston, 27 June 2013 - 30 June 2013, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000329543900219&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Saadatnia M; Davoudi V; Keyhanian K; Javnmard SH; Sadeghi MM; Haghdoost F, 2012, 'Endothelial dysfunction in two patients with posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome', in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY, WILEY-BLACKWELL, SWEDEN, Stockholm, pp. 227 - 227, presented at 16th Congress of the European-Federation-of-Neurological-Societies (EFNS), SWEDEN, Stockholm, 08 September 2012 - 11 September 2012, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000309359701065&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Haghjoo S; Haghdoost F; Keyhanian K; Samety AA; Loghmani P; Rafiee L; Sarrafzadegan N; Asgari S, 2011, 'Association between Heme Oxigenase-1 gene promoter polymorphisms and metabolic syndrome in Iranians', in CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY, PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, pp. S302 - S303, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2011.08.765

Conference Abstracts

Dhurjati R; Satheesh G; Pant R; Rodgers A; Haghdoost F; Salam A, 2024, 'EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF TRIPLE VERSUS DUAL COMBINATIONS OF ANTIHYPERTENSIVE DRUGS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS OF DOUBLE-BLIND RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIALS', in JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION, LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, CO, Cartagena de Indias, Vol. 42, presented at 30th Congress of the International-Society-of-Hypertension (ISH), CO, Cartagena de Indias, 19 September 2024 - 22 September 2024, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.hjh.0001063284.33301.e1

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