Several studies have recently focused on the association between migraine headaches and other headaches and dementia and found a positive migraine-dementia relationship. However, most of these studies have failed to simultaneously adjust for several common comorbidities, thus potentially introducing bias into their findings.
The goal of the present study, which will be published in the next issue of the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, was to investigate the association between migraine diagnoses and dementia in patients followed in general practices in the United Kingdom.
This study was based on data from the Disease Analyzer database (IQVIA), which compiles drug prescriptions, diagnoses, and basic medical and demographic data obtained directly…
