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2020 Aug 06


J Headache Pain


21


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Mid- to late-life migraine diagnoses and risk of dementia: a national register-based follow-up study.

Authors

Islamoska S, Hansen Å M, Wang H-X, Garde A H, Andersen P K, Garde E, Hansen J M, Waldemar G, Nabe-Nielsen K
J Headache Pain. 2020 Aug 06; 21(1):98.
PMID: 32762715.

Abstract

Previous studies found an association between migraine and dementia, which are two leading causes of disability. However, these studies did not differentiate between migraine types and did not investigate all prevalent dementia subtypes. The main objective of this national register-based study was to investigate whether migraine was a risk factor for dementia. Additionally, we explored potential differences in dementia risk for migraine with and without aura.