A high co-morbidity between multiple sclerosis (MS) and migraine has been reported, especially in young female patients affected by a relapsing-remitting (RR) course of MS. In this study, we aimed to elucidate the determinants of the severity of comorbid migraine in MS. Demographic, clinical and psychometric variables were collected from a cohort of 205 RR-MS patients regularly attending to an Italian outpatient MS Centre. Of them, 102 (49.8 %) were diagnosed as affected by comorbid migraine. About one-third of MS patients with comorbid migraine have asked the attending neurologist a specific anti-migraine treatment. Despite this, only few MS patients (10.8 %) reported a prior use of prophylactic drugs, and even fewer (2.9 %) took triptans as pain killers; these proportions were significantly lower when compared with those of a control group of 63 migraineurs subjects without MS (p < 0.0001 for both comparison). Factors associated with a moderate or severe disability (MIDAS grades III or IV) due to comorbid migraine in MS patients were the depressive state (OR = 4.294; p = 0.001), the anxiety trait (OR = 5.786; p = 0.004) and an ongoing IFNB treatment (OR = 2.337; p = 0.028). Likewise, depression (OR = 3.453; p = 0.048) and anxiety (OR = 4.582; p = 0.014) were both independent predictors for having a MIDAS grades of III or IV also in migraineurs subjects without MS. Investigating the determinants of migraine severity may allow a better management of MS patients with comorbid migraine. In these patients, a tailored therapeutic approach is warranted to improve their quality of life and reduce the burden of these two chronic and disabling conditions.

Determinants of the severity of comorbid migraine in multiple sclerosis / Veronica, Villani; L., De Giglio; Sette, Giuliano; Pozzilli, Carlo; Salvetti, Marco; Prosperini, Luca. - In: NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES. - ISSN 1590-1874. - 33:6(2012), pp. 1345-1353. [10.1007/s10072-012-1119-5]

Determinants of the severity of comorbid migraine in multiple sclerosis

SETTE, Giuliano;POZZILLI, Carlo;SALVETTI, Marco;PROSPERINI, luca
2012

Abstract

A high co-morbidity between multiple sclerosis (MS) and migraine has been reported, especially in young female patients affected by a relapsing-remitting (RR) course of MS. In this study, we aimed to elucidate the determinants of the severity of comorbid migraine in MS. Demographic, clinical and psychometric variables were collected from a cohort of 205 RR-MS patients regularly attending to an Italian outpatient MS Centre. Of them, 102 (49.8 %) were diagnosed as affected by comorbid migraine. About one-third of MS patients with comorbid migraine have asked the attending neurologist a specific anti-migraine treatment. Despite this, only few MS patients (10.8 %) reported a prior use of prophylactic drugs, and even fewer (2.9 %) took triptans as pain killers; these proportions were significantly lower when compared with those of a control group of 63 migraineurs subjects without MS (p < 0.0001 for both comparison). Factors associated with a moderate or severe disability (MIDAS grades III or IV) due to comorbid migraine in MS patients were the depressive state (OR = 4.294; p = 0.001), the anxiety trait (OR = 5.786; p = 0.004) and an ongoing IFNB treatment (OR = 2.337; p = 0.028). Likewise, depression (OR = 3.453; p = 0.048) and anxiety (OR = 4.582; p = 0.014) were both independent predictors for having a MIDAS grades of III or IV also in migraineurs subjects without MS. Investigating the determinants of migraine severity may allow a better management of MS patients with comorbid migraine. In these patients, a tailored therapeutic approach is warranted to improve their quality of life and reduce the burden of these two chronic and disabling conditions.
2012
comorbidity; migraine; disability; multiple sclerosis
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Determinants of the severity of comorbid migraine in multiple sclerosis / Veronica, Villani; L., De Giglio; Sette, Giuliano; Pozzilli, Carlo; Salvetti, Marco; Prosperini, Luca. - In: NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES. - ISSN 1590-1874. - 33:6(2012), pp. 1345-1353. [10.1007/s10072-012-1119-5]
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