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- Title
Steroids and Aseptic Osteonecrosis (AON) in Migraine Patients.
- Authors
Hussain A; Young WB
- Abstract
Osteonecrosis is a bony infarction caused by disruption of blood supply to the bone. Aseptic osteonecrosis should be rare with intermittent use of steroids in disabling and refractory migraine cases. We present 3 cases of patients who had severe migraine and developed aseptic osteonecrosis with short-term, intermittent pulse doses of corticosteroids. Migraine has been mentioned as a possible risk factor for aseptic osteonecrosis, and we speculate that severe migraine may be a risk factor for developing aseptic osteonecrosis. Furthermore, migraineurs who develop aseptic osteonecrosis may or may not have associated white matter changes in the brain. We noted a triad of severe migraine, osteonecrosis, and migraine-related white matter lesions in only 1 case. In severe cases of migraine, steroids should be used cautiously.
- Publication
Headache: The Journal of Head & Face Pain, 2007, Vol 47, Issue 4, p600
- ISSN
0017-8748
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1526-4610.2006.00636.x