Delayed Cerebral Ischemia After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in Young Patients With a History of Migraine

Hendrikus J A van Os, Dagmar Verbaan, Ynte M Ruigrok, Paul Dennesen, Marcella C A Müller, Bert A Coert, Mervyn D I Vergouwen, Marieke J H Wermer

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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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2075-2077
Number of pages3
JournalStroke
Volume53
Issue number6
Early online date6 May 2022
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2022

Keywords

  • epilepsy
  • hospitals
  • middle aged
  • migraine disorders
  • subarachnoid hemorrhage

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