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Norwegian study identifies headache as a risk factor for vascular dementia

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A prospective, population-based study involving a cohort of 51,383 individuals from Norway has provided evidence that headache is a risk factor for vascular dementia (VaD) and mixed dementia, but not for Alzheimer disease (AD). The study examined the relationship between headache status (headache-free, any headache, migraine, or nonmigrainous headache) and later development of dementia in participants enrolled in the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study. The researchers found that compared with headache-free individuals, those with any headache at baseline demonstrated a twofold or greater risk of developing VaD or mixed dementia. By contrast, no association was observed between any headache and the risk of developing AD.

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  1. Hagen, K. et al. Headache as a risk factor for dementia: a prospective population-based study. Cephalalgia 10.1177/0333102413513181

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Norwegian study identifies headache as a risk factor for vascular dementia. Nat Rev Neurol 10, 4 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneurol.2013.263

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