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Preventive treatment can reverse cognitive impairment in chronic migraine - The Journal of Headache and Pain

Preventive treatment can reverse cognitive impairment in chronic migraine - The Journal of Headache and Pain

Source : https://thejournalofheadacheandpain.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s10194-022-01486-w

Objective To study the impact of chronic migraine (CM) on the cognition and quality of life (QoL) of patients in the interictal period, and to analyse the degree of reversibility of any observed alterations following the use of preventive treatment.


Conclusions: This study confirms poor cognitive performance that is not explained by migraine pain itself, as it occurs in the interictal period, irrespective of the patient’s emotional status. Our findings show that these effects are reversible in some cases with preventive treatment of CM, reaffirming the important impact of this condition on the QoL of these patients, and the need to establish preventive treatment guidelines.