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CADASIL: Migraine, encephalopathy, stroke and their inter-relationships

CADASIL: Migraine, encephalopathy, stroke and their inter-relationships CADASIL: Migraine, encephalopathy, stroke and their inter-relationships
CADASIL: Migraine, encephalopathy, stroke and their inter-relationships CADASIL: Migraine, encephalopathy, stroke and their inter-relationships

Migraine is common in Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) but its treatment responses are not well described, and its relationship to stroke risk unknown.

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Key take away

CADASIL is the most frequent monogenic form of stroke, and is caused by mutations in the NOTCH3 gene. This present study characterizes the CADASIL coma or acute reversible encephalopathy which may lie on the spectrum of migraine auras, parting similar features with confusional migraine episodes.

Background

Migraine is common in Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) but its treatment responses are not well described, and its relationship to stroke risk unknown. Encephalopathy is a less common presentation; it has been suggested it is related to migraine. We characterized migraine patterns and treatment responses in CADASIL, and examined associations between migraine and both stroke risk and encephalopathy.

Method

300 symptomatic CADASIL patients were prospectively recruited from a national referral clinic over a nineteen-year period, from 1996 to 2015. Data was collected using a standardized questionnaire. Migraine was classified according to the International Classification of Headache Disorders, 3rd edition (beta version). A cross-sectional analysis was carried out on the data collected.

Result

Migraine was present in 226 (75.3%), and the presenting feature in 203 (67.7%). It was usually accompanied by aura (89.8%). Patients showed variable responses to a variety of drugs for migraine. Of 24 given triptans, 45.5% had consistent or partial responses. None had complications following triptans. Thirty-three (11.0%) patients experienced encephalopathy lasting on average 8.1 ± 3.4 days. Patients with migraine with aura had higher odds of encephalopathy (OR = 5.4; 95%CI 1.6–28.4; p = 0.002). Patients with confusional aura had higher odds of encephalopathy than those with other aura types (OR = 2.5, 95%CI = 1.0–5.8, p = 0.04). There was also no increase in risk of encephalopathy with sex or age at onset of migraine. Migraineurs had a lower stroke risk than non-migraineurs (HR = 0.46, 95%CI 0.3–0.6, p = 2.1x10-6).

Conclusion

Migraine with aura is a prominent feature of CADASIL. Treatment responses are similar to those seen in the general migraine population and no complications were observed with triptans. Migraine with aura was associated with increased risk of encephalopathy suggesting they may share pathophysiological mechanisms. There was no increased stroke risk associated with migraine, but risk appeared to be reduced although this finding needs confirming.

Source:

PLoS One. 2016 Jun 16;11(6): e0157613

Article:

CADASIL: Migraine, Encephalopathy, Stroke and Their Inter-Relationships

Authors:

Rhea Yan Ying Tan, Hugh Stephen Markus

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