Introduction to Migraine Headache

Comorbidities and Migraine Headache

Comorbidity is a term that describes two medical conditions occurring together at a rate that is greater than what would be expected in the general population. This co-occurrence implies that the two conditions may in some way be related. Some of the comorbid conditions that occur with migraine headache include:

• Depression
• Anxiety
• Stroke
• Irritable bowel syndrome
• Epilepsy
• Hypertension