ArticleCephalalgia : an international journal of headache2013
Migraine and restless legs syndrome in men.
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- Migraine and Restless Legs Syndrome: A Meta-Analysis.Journal of sleep research · 2026Pooled it
- The Prevalence of Restless Legs Syndrome in Patients with Migraine: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Pain research & management · 2020Pooled it
- Alterations of Functional Connectivity in Patients With Restless Legs Syndrome.Journal of clinical neurology (Seoul, Korea) · 2022Review
- Pathophysiological Bases of Comorbidity in Migraine.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2021Review
- Episodic Migraine Comorbidities: Avoiding Pitfalls and Taking Therapeutic Opportunities.Current pain and headache reports · 2019Review
- Patterns of gray matter alterations in migraine and restless legs syndrome.Annals of clinical and translational neurology · 2019Article
- Sleep Disorders and Migraine: Review of Literature and Potential Pathophysiology Mechanisms.Headache · 2018Review
- Altered Brain Functional Connectome in Migraine with and without Restless Legs Syndrome: A Resting-State Functional MRI Study.Frontiers in neurology · 2018Article
- Non-headache symptoms in migraine patients.F1000Research · 2018Review
- Restless legs syndrome and tension-type headache: a population-based study.The journal of headache and pain · 2017Article
- Prevalence of restless legs syndrome in migraine patients with and without aura: a cross-sectional, case-controlled study.The journal of headache and pain · 2016Article
- Relationship between primary restless legs syndrome and migraine with aura.The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences · 2016Article
- Increased Risk of Restless Legs Syndrome in Patients With Migraine: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study.Medicine · 2016Article
- Risk of Restless Legs Syndrome Following Tension-Type Headache: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study.Medicine · 2015Observational
- Migraine and restless legs syndrome are associated in adults under age fifty but not in adults over fifty: a population-based study.The journal of headache and pain · 2015Article
- Structural brain lesions and restless legs syndrome: a cross-sectional population-based study.BMJ open · 2014Article
- Restless legs syndrome and pain disorders: what's in common?Current pain and headache reports · 2014Review
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Abstract
backgroundPrevious studies suggest an association between migraine and restless legs syndrome (RLS). Population-based data, however, have been limited to women. The aim of this study is to evaluate the association between migraine and RLS in a male cohort.
methodsWe conducted a cross-sectional study among 22,926 participants in the Physicians' Health Study. Migraine and RLS information was self-reported. RLS was classified according to four minimal diagnostic criteria. Age- and multivariable-adjusted logistic regression models were calculated.
resultsOf the 22,926 participants (mean age 67.8), 2816 (12.3%) reported migraine and 1717 (7.5%) RLS. Migraine was associated with an increased multivariable-adjusted odds ratio (OR) (95% confidence interval (CI)) of 1.20 (1.04-1.38) for having RLS. The association remained stable after excluding men with potential mimics of RLS and was not modified by age.
conclusionsResults of our study indicate an association between migraine and RLS in men. The magnitude of effect is similar to what has been reported in women.
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