SynthesisNeurology2021
Subjective Sleep Quality and Sleep Architecture in Patients With Migraine: A Meta-analysis.
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59 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 97 citations in OpenAlex.
- Sleep disturbances in tension-type headache: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of neurology · 2026Pooled it
- Interventions for Migraine and Sleep: A Systematic Review Exploring Their Bidirectional Association.European journal of neurology · 2026Pooled it
- Sleep macro- and microstructure in migraine and cluster headache: a systematic review of objective assessments.The journal of headache and pain · 2026Pooled it
- Prospective open-label trial of personalised connectivity-guided transcranial magnetic stimulation therapy for migraine.The journal of headache and pain · 2026Trial
- Effect and Safety of Phytosomal Curcumin Supplementation on Migraine Patients: A Randomized, Double-Blind and Placebo-Controlled Trial.Chinese journal of integrative medicine · 2025Trial
- OnabotulinumtoxinA Improves Sleep Quality in Patients with Chronic Migraine: A Prospective Real-World Study.Toxins · 2026Observational
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- Morning Headaches as a Specific Obstructive Sleep Apnea Characteristic in a Large Sleep Clinic Population.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Sleep Disorders in Medication-Overuse Headache: Prevalence and Associated Factors.European journal of neurology · 2026Article
- Sleep quality and chronotype in primary headache disorders: a nationwide population-based study of 5,311 Polish adults.The journal of headache and pain · 2026Article
- Wearable Nocturnal Autonomic and Sleep Biomarkers for Predicting Next-Day Headache and Identifying Nociplastic Pain in Patients with Migraine.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Is it time to think about chronotherapy in migraine.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2026Review
- Sleep and Headache Disorders: What a Clinician Needs to Know.Current neurology and neuroscience reports · 2026Review
- Concomitant Headache and Its Association With Worse Psychological and Clinical Status in Temporomandibular Disorders.Journal of oral rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Analysis of Sleep Quality and Its Associated Factors in Adolescents with Migraine.Journal of pain research · 2026Article
- Headache Frequency and Depressive Symptoms Are Independently Associated With Disability in Migraine: A Large-Scale, Cross-Sectional Study.Pain research & management · 2026Article
- 5.0 T MRI reveals characteristic alterations in visual and somatomotor networks associated with migraine chronification: a single-center prospective cohort study.The journal of headache and pain · 2025Article
- Can smartwatches predict migraines?Research square · 2025Article
- Interaction between physical frailty and sleep quality on risk of migraine in later life: a cohort study of over 350,000 participants.BMC public health · 2025Article
- The 6 pillars of lifestyle medicine and headache disability in Brazil: a cross-sectional, population-based study.The journal of headache and pain · 2025Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectivesSleep disturbance is often associated with migraine. However, there is a paucity of research investigating objective and subjective measures of sleep in patients with migraine. This meta-analysis aims to determine whether there are differences in subjective sleep quality measured using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and objective sleep architecture measured using polysomnography (PSG) between adult and pediatric patients and healthy controls.
methodsThis review was preregistered on PROSPERO (CRD42020209325). A systematic search of 5 databases (Embase, MEDLINE, Global Health, APA PsycINFO, and APA PsycArticles, last searched on December 17, 2020) was conducted to find case-control studies that measured PSG or PSQI in patients with migraine. Pregnant participants and those with other headache disorders were excluded. Effect sizes (Hedges
resultsThirty-two studies were eligible, of which 21 measured PSQI or Migraine Disability Assessment Test in adults, 6 measured PSG in adults, and 5 measured PSG in children. The overall mean study quality score was 5/9; this did not moderate any of the results and there was no risk of publication bias. Overall, adults with migraine had higher PSQI scores than healthy controls ( DISCUSSION: People with migraine have significantly poorer subjective sleep quality and altered sleep architecture compared to healthy individuals. Further longitudinal empirical studies are required to enhance our understanding of this relationship.
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