Category
Disorder
Psychiatry
Depression including bipolar disorders
Anxiety disorders
Compulsive-obsessive disorders
Neurology
Epilepsy
Tourette’s syndrome
Restless legs syndrome
Vascular disorders
Raynaud’s phenomenon
Ischemic stroke, subclinical stroke
White matter abnormalities
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Patent foramen ovale
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Myocardial infarction
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Comorbidity of migraine should be considered when choosing the prophylactic drug treatment. This refers to both types of comorbidity. It is often possible to treat both conditions with one drug (Table 19.2).
Table 19.2
Recommended drugs when treating migraine with a comorbid disorder
Comorbid disorder | Prophylactic drug |
|---|---|
Arterial hypertension | Metoprolol or propranolol |
Candesartan | |
Epilepsy | Valproic acid |
Topiramate | |
Gabapentin | |
Depression | Amitriptyline |
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