There appears to be a comorbidity between migraine and ADHD in adults and children which is particularly prominent for people with migraine with visual disturbances 13 One study analysed the Norwegian prescription database for 2006 which includes prescriptions made for the entire Norwegian popu ID: 1033097
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1. MigraineAttention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)There appears to be a comorbidity between migraine and ADHD in adults and children, which is particularly prominent for people with migraine with visual disturbances1-3One study analysed the Norwegian prescription database for 2006, which includes prescriptions made for the entire Norwegian population (more than 4.5 million people)1Anti-migraine pharmacotherapies were prescribed for 1.75% of the population, whilst anti-ADHD therapies were prescribed for 0.40% of the populationThere was a significant association between prescriptions of anti-migraine and anti-ADHD therapies in patients aged 20–59: OR: 1.76–2.81Another study used the Danish Blood Donor Study cohort (n=26,456), and assessed participants for migraine and ADHD using validated scales – the SQM and ASRS2Of the respondents, 24.2% screened positive for migraine, whilst 2.6% screened positive for ADHDIn total, 238 respondents (0.9%) screened positive for both migraine and ADHDIn a multivariable logistic regression analysis, there was a strong link between migraine and ADHD: OR: 1.81 (95% CI: 1.53, 2.12), p<0.001The association between migraine and ADHD was stronger in people with aura than in people without auraADHD=attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; ASRS=Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale; CI=confidence interval; OR=odds ratio; SQM=Screening Questionnaire for Migraine1. Fasmer et al. J Atten Disord 2012;16(4):339–345; 2. Hansen et al. BMC Neurol 2018;18(1):147; 3. Arruda et al. J Atten Disord 2020;24(7):990–1001