Migraine and the risk of cervical artery dissection: a case-control study.
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.
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INSERM U360, Service de Neurologie, Hôpital de la Salpêtrière, 75651 Paris cedex 13, France. tzourio@chups.jussieu.fr
Benslamia
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Guillon
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Aïdi
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Bertrand
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Berthet
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Bousser
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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*