Word: kalaydjian
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...with aura (that sensory distortion that sometimes precedes a migraine headache) had less memory loss as they aged than people without migraines did. True, the migraine sufferers generally had worse short- and long-term memory to begin with. "But this is not what we would have expected," says Amanda Kalaydjian, a researcher at the National Institute of Mental Health and the lead author on the study, published in the Apr. 24 issue of Neurology. It suggests there could be some biochemical process in the brain that both causes migraines and limits cognitive degeneration. However, it's also possible, Kalaydjian says...
...Where does that all that leave us? None of the new studies contradict each other or the previous literature, although the idea that migraines might somehow prevent against cognitive decay is new. "I certainly think this is going to help as far as people coming up with new theories," Kalaydjian says. All three new studies offer researchers something of value, but none, unfortunately, will bring immediate clarity on how to understand - or how to treat - migraines...
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