Migraine: Does aura require investigation?

Highlights • Migraine with aura patients are more likely to have hypercholesterolemia. • Migraine with aura patients are more likely to be investigated with imaging. • CT brain, MRI brain and carotid Doppler studies are of no yield in migraine. • White matter hyperintensity appear to be age related...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical neurology and neurosurgery 2016-09, Vol.148, p.110-114
Hauptverfasser:	Vijiaratnam, Nirosen, Barber, Daniel, Lin, Khai Zheong, Paul, Eldho, Jiang, Matthew, Chosich, Benjamin, Wijeratne, Tissa
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Age Aura Cardiac arrhythmia Comorbidity Diabetes Electronic health records Family medical history Female Gender Headaches Hospitals Humans Hypercholesterolemia - blood Hypercholesterolemia - epidemiology Hypertension Imaging Male Medical records Middle Aged Migraine Migraine with Aura - blood Migraine with Aura - diagnostic imaging Migraine with Aura - epidemiology Neurology Neurosurgery Retrospective Studies Risk Factors Standard deviation Statistical analysis Stroke Studies White Matter - diagnostic imaging
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • Migraine with aura patients are more likely to have hypercholesterolemia. • Migraine with aura patients are more likely to be investigated with imaging. • CT brain, MRI brain and carotid Doppler studies are of no yield in migraine. • White matter hyperintensity appear to be age related and associated with cardiovascular risk factors.
ISSN:	0303-8467 1872-6968
DOI:	10.1016/j.clineuro.2016.07.006