Are migraines hereditary?

Migraine is a condition that many people suffer from. It can cause certain harm to our bodies and requires us to actively respond to it. There are many causes of migraines. Internal body lesions, traumatic infections, and tumors can all cause the disease. We need to analyze specific problems when treating them. Now let’s take a look at whether migraine is hereditary.

Children are the continuation of our lives. We all hope that they can be healthy and happy. However, due to physical illness, we have many worries. Many people have migraines. Are they worried that this will be inherited?

Is migraine hereditary? Judging from the causes of headaches, organic headaches caused by primary causes such as infection, poisoning, trauma, and tumors are obviously not related to genetics; however, headaches caused by cerebrovascular diseases (such as hypertensive encephalopathy, cerebral hemorrhage, cerebral thrombosis, etc.) have a genetic tendency. There have been many reports on the genetic issues of migraine both at home and abroad. According to epidemiological surveys, the genetic prevalence of migraine is 20% to 80%. Most of its inheritance patterns conform to autosomal dominant inheritance, while a few cases show autosomal recessive inheritance and polygenic inheritance. Genetic group typical migraine, the majority of cases are in women, passed from mother to daughter, can be inherited from the previous generation, and can occur in both men and women. Among them, about 51% of patients with typical migraine have a genetic family history, and about 21% of patients with common migraine have a genetic family history. There is a significant difference between the two. If both parents suffer from migraine, the incidence rate of their children is as high as 76.2%. Migraine with a positive family history has an earlier onset age and a longer course than the common migraine group. There is no doubt that genetic factors play a certain role in the occurrence and development of migraine, but the specific pathogenesis is still not very clear. Neurological functional (or psychogenic) headache, its occurrence is related to psychological quality and environmental factors. The genetic predisposition is not as clear-cut as that of migraine. People who are subject to adverse mental stimulation, psychological depression, mental stress or fatigue are prone to the disease.

Many migraine patients suffer from headaches, insomnia and anxiety, which can easily lead to psychological cognitive disorders, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, etc. Many migraine patients also experience extreme mood swings, psychological fragility, loss of confidence, etc. Some patients with long-term migraines may feel exhausted, irritable, depressed, silent, and autistic. In more serious cases, it may lead to schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease.

The above content is an introduction to whether migraine is hereditary. I hope it can be of some help to you. Migraine can cause certain harm to our body. If it is not treated in time, it may even induce other physical diseases, so it needs to be taken seriously. There is a certain possibility that migraine may be inherited, but the possibility is not high, and we need to analyze the specific problem specifically.