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  • Some young people under 50 who have a type of brain bleed called aSAH and also have migraines were studied to see if they are more likely to have brain problems later on.
  • 236 patients were looked at, and it was found that having a history of migraines did not increase their risk of having further brain issues compared to those without migraines.
  • This means that having migraines doesn't seem to make it more likely for these young patients with aSAH to experience serious complications later.

Article Abstract

Background: Young patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) and a history of migraine may have an increased risk of delayed cerebral ischemia. We investigated this potential association in a prospective cohort of aSAH patients under 50 years of age.

Methods: In our prospective cohort study, we included patients with aSAH under 50 years of age from 3 hospitals in the Netherlands. We assessed lifetime migraine history with a short screener. Delayed cerebral ischemia was defined as neurological deterioration lasting >1 hour not attributable to other causes by diagnostic workup. Adjustments were made for possible confounders in multivariable Cox regression analyses, and adjusted hazard ratios were calculated.

Results: We included 236 young aSAH patients (mean age, 41 years; 64% women) of whom 44 (19%) had a history of migraine (16 with aura). Patients with aSAH and a history of migraine were not at increased risk of developing delayed cerebral ischemia compared with patients without migraine (25% versus 20%; adjusted hazard ratio, 1.16 [95% CI, 0.57-2.35]). Additionally, no increased risk was found in migraine patients with aura (adjusted hazard ratio, 0.85 [95% CI, 0.30-2.44]) or in women (adjusted hazard ratio, 1.24 [95% CI, 0.58-2.68]).

Conclusions: Patients with aSAH under the age of 50 years with a history of migraine are not at increased risk of delayed cerebral ischemia.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.121.038350DOI Listing

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