Maternal migraine and offspring ADHD: triangulating the evidence

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Christina Dardani · Norwegian Institute of Public Health

Robyn E. Wootton · Norwegian Institute of Public Health

Apostolos Gkatzionis · University of Bristol

Evie Stergiakouli · University of Bristol

Abstract

Our findings do not support a direct intrauterine causal effect of maternal migraine on offspring ADHD traits. Instead, the observed associations might reflect shared genetic overlap between migraine and ADHD. Future studies should characterize the shared genetic architecture underlying migraine-ADHD links, distinguishing pleiotropic effects from mediated pathways.

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Migraine and Headache Studies Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Traumatic Brain Injury Research

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Published in: BMC Medicine

Volume 24, Issue 1

DOI: 10.1186/s12916-026-04692-4

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