Is Migraine Linked With Cognitive Decline or Dementia?
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Key Questions
- What is the definition of a risk factor?
- What is dementia?
- What causes dementia?
- What has the research found regarding links between migraine and dementia?
- Why is it difficult to research this topic?
- Can diet be a factor in migraine and dementia?
- What are some examples of cerebrovascular diseases and their links to migraine and dementia?
- What is glymphatic drainage? How might it be a component of migraine and a potential pathway to dementia?
- Pain, stress, and inflammation are part of migraine. Are they also risk factors for dementia?
- Is there any evidence that migraine causes cognitive decline?
- Is it natural for everyone to experience cognitive decline as we age?
- Can cognitive decline be accelerated by medications?
- Can fear and anxiety exacerbate or accelerate cognitive decline?
Interview Notes
- Richard B. Lipton, MD
- American Headache Society
- Montefiore Headache Center
- Headache in Clinical Practice
- Study: “The association between migraine and dementia – a national register-based matched cohort study”
- Study: “Headache disorder and the risk of dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies”
- Study: “Cortical spreading depression closes paravascular space and impairs glymphatic flow: Implications for migraine headache”
- Study: “Migraine pharmacological treatment and cognitive impairment: Risks and benefits”
- Study: “Headache – A window to dementia: An unexpected twist”
- Article: “Migraine Sleep Quality Examined in New Study”
Treatments Mentioned
- Amitriptyline
- Exercise
- Mediterranean diet
- Nortriptyline
- Omega-3 fatty acids
- Sleep
- Topiramate (Topamax)
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Richard B. Lipton, MD
Professor of Neurology & Director of the Montefiore Headache Center, and Director of the Division of Cognitive Aging and Dementia
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Dr. Richard B. Lipton is an expert in headache and migraine management, as well as cognitive aging and dementia. He serves as the director of the Montefiore Headache Center and holds the prestigious Edwin S. Lowe chair in neurology at Albert Einstein University in New York. Internationally acclaimed for his contributions to headache diagnosis, classification, epidemiology, and treatment, Dr. Lipton has an impressive bibliography with 11 books and over 1,000 articles in indexed journals. His textbook, Headache in Clinical Practice, earned him the Medical Book Award from the British Medical Association.
He is past president of the American Headache Society (AHS), and is an associate editor for Cephalalgia: An International Journal of Headache. Additionally, he contributes to several other editorial boards, including for Neurology. His outstanding research has been recognized six times with the Harold G. Wolff Lecture Award from the AHS. Beyond neurology, Dr. Lipton is also a professor in psychiatry, behavioral sciences, epidemiology, and population health at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
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