Understanding the link between obesity and headache- with focus on migraine and idiopathic intracranial hypertension

Abstract Background Obesity confers adverse effects to every system in the body including the central nervous system. Obesity is associated with both migraine and idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH). The mechanisms underlying the association between obesity and these headache diseases remain...

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Main Authors: Connar Stanley James Westgate, Ida Marchen Egerod Israelsen, Rigmor Højland Jensen, Sajedeh Eftekhari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-10-01
Series:The Journal of Headache and Pain
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s10194-021-01337-0