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April 19, 2026BMJ Neurology OpenOpen Access

Impact of bariatric surgery on headache frequency and severity and quality of life in patients with migraine: a prospective study

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MAMona AliEGEntesar M Abu GalalRMRehab Magdy

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Overview

Prospective study finds bariatric surgery reduces migraine severity in obese individuals, suggesting a new treatment approach.

Key Points

  • The study aims to evaluate how bariatric surgery affects the frequency and severity of migraines and the quality of life in obese patients with migraines.
  • Conducted a prospective cohort study with 48 patients diagnosed with migraine and obesity.
  • Assessed migraine-related variables before and 6 months after bariatric surgery.
  • Evaluated monthly migraine days, visual analogue scale, headache impact test, and use of prophylactic medications.
  • Significant reduction in monthly migraine days, with a median change of 4 days post-surgery.
  • Visual analogue scale scores decreased by a median of 2 points.
  • Headache Impact Test-6 scores improved with a median change of 6 points.
  • Use of prophylactic medications dropped from 56.3% to 29.2%.
  • Each unit reduction in body mass index correlated with a 23.1% increase in likelihood of significant migraine improvement.

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Ali et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e47193010ef96374d8df7dhttps://doi.org/10.1136/bmjno-2025-001388
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