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Genetic correlations between migraine and carpal tunnel syndrome.
Authors
Wiberg A, Lucey MA, Kleeman S, Kang Y, Ng M, Furniss DAbstract
Surgical deactivation of extracranial nerve trigger sites is now well-established as an effective treatment for migraine headache. Parallels have been drawn to median nerve decompression for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), and two previous studies have demonstrated an association between migraine and CTS. We sought to: (1) substantiate these findings in a considerably larger UK cohort, and; (2) investigate potential genetic associations between the two disorders.