Strange Bedfellows: Migraine Headache and Patent Foramen Ovale

Migraine headaches are one of the commonest forms of primary headache, often occurring in individuals between ages 24-65. The disease is associated with a high rate of disability.1 The Global Burden of Disease Survey from the World Health Organization found migraine to be the 3rd most common disease, ranking sixth as a cause of major disability.2 In 1998, Del Sette et al first proposed that a relationship existed between the occurrence of migraine headaches and the presence of a patent foramen ovale (PFO).
Source: The American Journal of Medicine - Category: General Medicine Authors: Source Type: research