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We aimed to determine the prevalence of headache disorders and associated clinical factors in a cohort of patients undergoing video-EEG monitoring at a tertiary epilepsy center.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this retrospective cross-sectional study, clinical data from 164 adult inpatients evaluated in an epilepsy monitoring unit were analyzed. Headache diagnoses were established using a structured interview based on International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD-3) criteria. Associations between headache disorders and clinical variables \u2013 including epilepsy subtype, seizure localization, antiseizure medication (ASM), and pre-existing illnesses \u2013 were assessed using Fisher\u2019s exact tests and logistic regression analyses.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Seventy percent of patients were diagnosed with epilepsy and 13% with FDS. Among epilepsy patients, 48% reported headache (21% migraine, 18% tension-type headache), whereas 77% of patients with FDS reported headache (50% migraine, 14% tension-type headache). Epilepsy overall, particularly lesional focal epilepsy, was negatively associated with headache and migraine compared with no-epilepsy patients. In contrast, FDS was positively associated with headache and migraine. Migraine with aura was not disproportionately represented in epilepsy or FDS. Female sex and younger age were associated with headache. Levetiracetam and valproic acid use were negatively associated with migraine. Frontal seizure onset was negatively associated with migraine, whereas temporal onset showed a non-significant positive trend. Obesity was positively associated with migraine with aura, while depression showed a negative association with migraine.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Headache disorders are frequent in patients undergoing evaluation for paroxysmal neurological disorders, particularly in FDS. Systematic headache screening\u2014especially in young and female patients\u2014may help reduce disease burden. Further studies should clarify shared mechanisms and potential therapeutic implications.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fneur.2026.1797757","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,16]],"date-time":"2026-03-16T05:23:30Z","timestamp":1773638610000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Headache comorbidity in epilepsy and functional\/dissociative seizures: an exploratory cross-sectional study in a tertiary epilepsy center"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Marvin","family":"J\u00fcchtern","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"University Clinic of Neurology, Evangelical Hospital, Carl von Ossietzky Universit\u00e4t Oldenburg","place":["Oldenburg, Germany"]},{"name":"Division of Clinical Cognitive Sciences, Department of Neurology, RWTH Aachen University Hospital","place":["Aachen, 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