Increased risk of stroke after trigeminal neuralgia-a population-based follow-up study
Journal
Cephalalgia
Journal Volume
31
Journal Issue
8
Pages
937-942
Date Issued
2011
Author(s)
Abstract
Background: There are no reports on the risk of stroke after trigeminal neuralgia (TN). The aim of this population-based follow-up study was to investigate whether the occurrence of TN is associated with a higher risk of developing stroke.Methods: A total of 1453 people with at least three ambulatory visits in 2001 with the principal diagnosis of TN were enrolled in the TN cohort. The non-TN cohort consisted of 5812 age- and sex-matched, randomly sampled subjects without TN. The 2-year stroke-free survival rate between the two groups was compared using the Kaplan-Meier method. The Cox proportional hazards regression model was used to estimate the hazard ratio of stroke after adjustment for demographic and clinical covariates.Results: In the TN cohort, 73 patients developed stroke during follow-up, while in the non-TN cohort, 157 subjects suffered a stroke. The crude hazard ratio of stroke for the subjects with TN was 1.86 (95% CI, 1.41-2.45; p-<-0.0001). The adjusted hazard ratio was 1.76 (95% CI, 1.33-2.33; p-<-0.0001) after adjusting for demographic characteristics and comorbid medical disorders.Conclusion: This study showed a significantly increased risk of developing stroke after TN. Further studies are needed to investigate the underlying mechanism of this association. ? International Headache Society 2011.
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Other Subjects
adult; aged; cohort analysis; comorbidity; controlled study; demography; disease free survival; follow up; human; Kaplan Meier method; population research; review; risk factor; stroke; survival rate; trigeminus neuralgia; Cohort Studies; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Male; Middle Aged; Proportional Hazards Models; Risk Factors; Stroke; Trigeminal Neuralgia
Type
review