Prevalence of lifetime depression in a large hemiplegic migraine cohort.
Neurology
; 87(22): 2370-2374, 2016 Nov 29.
Article
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| ID: mdl-27807184
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the prevalence of depression and determinants associated with depression in a large population of hemiplegic migraine (HM) patients.METHODS:
We conducted a cross-sectional, validated questionnaire study among 89 well-defined HM patients and 235 headache-free controls. The prevalence of lifetime depression and its relation to migraine characteristics was assessed.RESULTS:
HM patients had increased odds for lifetime depression (odds ratio 3.73, 95% confidence interval 2.18-6.38) compared with controls. Use of acute antimigraine medication was associated with lifetime depression.CONCLUSIONS:
Depression is part of the monogenic hemiplegic migraine phenotype. Further studies are needed to elucidate the pathophysiologic role of HM genes in comorbid depression. For now, clinicians should take comorbid depression into consideration when starting prophylactic treatment of HM.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Enxaqueca com Aura
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Depressão
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Neurology
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Holanda