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Published on: June 2, 2014
Sex-related influences in migraine
Jelena M Pavlovic1,2, Didem Akcali3, Hayrunnisa Bolay3
1Department of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York.
Abstract:
Migraine is a common neurological disorder with significantly higher incidence and prevalence in women than men. The presentation of the disease in women is modulated by changes in sex hormones from adolescence to pregnancy and menopause. Yet, the effect of sex influences has often been neglected in both basic and clinical and in clinical management of the disease. In this review, evidence from epidemiological, clinical, animal, and neuroimaging studies on the significance of the sex-related influences in migraine is presented, and the unmet needs in each area are discussed. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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