Athletes' Migraines May Mean Other Problem

PITTSBURGH, June 22 (UPI) -- A University of Pittsburgh study suggests athletes with migraine headache characteristics after a concussion may have increased neurocognitive impairment. The study, by the university's Sports Medicine Concussion Program and published in the May issue of the Journal of Neurosurgery, said caution is needed in clinical evaluation and return-to-play decisions. The authors said athletes who experienced post-traumatic migraine, or PTM, headaches after a concussion also showed increased neurocognitive function impairment and related symptoms, compared to concussed athletes with no post-injury headache or non-migraine headache.