Midlife migraine and late-life parkinsonism: AGES-Reykjavik Study

Conclusions:
These findings suggest there may be a common vulnerability to, or consequences of, migraine and multiple indicators of parkinsonism. Additional genetic and longitudinal observational studies are needed to identify candidate pathways that may account for the comorbid constellation of symptoms.

Source: Neurology - September 29, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Scher, A. I., Ross, G. W., Sigurdsson, S., Garcia, M., Gudmundsson, L. S., Sveinbjornsdottir, S., Wagner, A. K., Gudnason, V., Launer, L. J. Tags: Migraine, Parkinson's disease/Parkinsonism, Restless legs syndrome, Brain trauma, All epidemiology ARTICLE Source Type: research