Migraine headaches as a preliminary symptom for cognitive decline

Ahad Hasan Syed Hasani, Melika Faani

Abstract


Migraine headaches are amongst the most prevalent neurological disorders. Dementia on the other hand, is classified as a neurodegenerative disease with symptoms of slow progressive memory loss and cognitive decline. Identifying the preliminary signs and symptoms of such neurological diseases are crucial in preventing the onset of such disease. In this review article, we analyzed several studies signifying and or contradicting the claim of migraine headaches as a preliminary symptom of dementia. This can ultimately aid in focusing specific treatments to reduce the risk of patients developing dementia. Databases including Google Scholar, PubMed, and NCBI were searched by using keywords including migraine, dementia, association, symptom, etc. This study analyzed articles that were sought through various databases. Several studies signified a positive correlation between the two diseases. Studies that contradicted this claim, were vastly outnumbered by studies that depicted the claim to be true. It was eminent that preventing and treating migraine headaches in patients with a high-risk profile of dementia should be considered and studied more extensively.


Keywords


Migraine, Dementia, Cognitive Decline, Neurodegenerative Disease, Headache

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