ArticleEuropean archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience2011
Adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is associated with migraine headaches.
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- ADHD is associated with migraine: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2018Pooled it
- Adult ADHD and Comorbid Somatic Disease: A Systematic Literature Review.Journal of attention disorders · 2018Pooled it
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- Physical health in children with neurodevelopmental disorders.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2019Article
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Abstract
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is now recognized as a common disorder both in child and adult psychiatry. Adult patients with a diagnosis of ADHD (n = 572) and community controls (n = 675) responded to auto-questionnaires rating past and present symptoms of ADHD, co-morbid conditions, including migraine, treatment history and work status. The prevalence of migraine was significantly higher in the patient group compared to the controls (28.3% vs. 19.2%, P < 0.001, OR = 1.67, CI 1.28-2.17). The difference from controls was particularly marked for men (22.5% vs. 10.7%, P < 0.001, OR = 2.43, CI 1.51-3.90) but was also significant for women (34.4% vs. 24.9%, P = 0.008, OR = 1.58, CI 1.13-2.21). In both patients and controls, migraine was associated with symptoms of mood and anxiety disorders. These findings point to a co-morbidity of migraine with ADHD, and it is possible that these patients represent a clinical and biological subgroup of adult patients with ADHD.
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