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Review
. 2010 Oct;14(5):385-8.
doi: 10.1007/s11916-010-0142-6.

Genetics of menstrual migraine: the epidemiological evidence

Michael Bjørn Russell  1
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Review

Genetics of menstrual migraine: the epidemiological evidence

Michael Bjørn Russell. Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2010 Oct.

Abstract

Approximately one of every three to five women with migraine without aura experience migraine attacks in relation to menstruation. The International Classification of Headache Disorders, 2nd Edition provides appendix diagnoses for pure and menstrually related migraine without aura that need further validation. Probands with menstrual migraine might have more affected relatives than probands with nonmenstrual migraine. However, precise epidemiological, family, and twin data still are lacking.

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