The degree of improvement correlated directly with the amount of weight lost
Weight-loss surgery can reduce the incidence and severity of migraine headaches, according to a study. This is the first study that suggests that surgery to control weight, commonly known as bariatric surgery, can alleviate the problem.
Psychologist Dale S. Bond, of the Miriam Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island, and Brown University, and his colleagues studied 24 severely obese patients who suffered from migraines. The participants suffered from migraine attacks on 11 days out of every 90 and half of the participants reported the headaches to be severely disabling, interfering with work and daily living. The participants underwent either Lap-Band surgery or gastric bypass surgery. After six months, the patients had lost an average of 30 kilograms. The average number of headache days was reduced to 6.7 days per 90 days and only 12.5 per cent of patients reported disabling headaches. The degree of improvement correlated directly with the amount of weight lost, the researchers said in Neurology.
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