title: Comorbid neuropathologies in migraine.
abstract: The identification of comorbid disorders in migraineurs is important since it may impose therapeutic challenges and limit treatment options. Moreover, the study of comorbidity might lead to improve our knowledge about causes and consequences of migraine. Comorbid neuropathologies in migraine may involve mood disorders (depression, mania, anxiety, panic attacks), epilepsy, essential tremor, stroke, and white matter abnormalities. Particularly, a complex bidirectional relation exists between migraine and stroke, including migraine as a risk factor for cerebral ischemia, migraine caused by cerebral ischemia, migraine as a cause of stroke, migraine mimicking cerebral ischemia, migraine and cerebral ischemia sharing a common cause, and migraine associated with subclinical vascular brain lesions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of L'Aquila, 67100, L'Aquila, Italy.
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sacco
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Olivieri
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bastianello
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carolei
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply / Q000503:physiopathology; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D002536:Cerebral Arteries / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D015897:Comorbidity / Q000639:trends; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D020329:Essential Tremor / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D020521:Stroke / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology