title: Migraine and the risk of cervical artery dissection: a case-control study.
abstract: The association between migraine and cervical artery dissection (CAD) was explored in a hospital-based case-control study. Migraine was present in 49.1% (23/47) of patients with CAD and in 21% (11/52) of patients hospitalized for a cerebral ischemic event not related to a CAD (adjusted odds ratio = 3.6; 1.5 to 8.6, p = 0.005). This result supports the hypothesis that an underlying arterial wall disease could be a predisposing condition for migraine.
authors.affiliation: INSERM U360, Service de Neurologie, Hôpital de la Salpêtrière, 75651 Paris cedex 13, France. tzourio@chups.jussieu.fr
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tzourio
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Benslamia
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Guillon
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aïdi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bertrand
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Berthet
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Bousser
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D016017:Odds Ratio; D012307:Risk Factors; D020217:Vertebral Artery Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*