Premonitory symptoms in migraine: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies reporting prevalence or relative frequency.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Observational studies on the prevalence of premonitory symptoms in people with migraine, preceding the headache pain (or aura) phase, have shown conflicting results. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to estimate the prevalence, and relative frequency among clinic populations, of premonitory symptoms in people with migraine, overall and of the multifarious individual symptoms, and to review the methodologies used to assess them.

Methods

We searched PubMed and Embase for studies published from database inception until 31^st of May 2022. Two investigators independently screened titles, abstracts, and full texts. We retrieved observational studies that reported the prevalence/relative frequency of one or more premonitory symptoms in people w

SUBMITTER: Eigenbrodt AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9655795 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature