Migraine aura, a predictor of near-death experiences in a crowdsourced study
Daniel Kondziella, Markus Harboe Olsen, Coline L. Lemale, Jens P. Dreier
bioRxiv Preprint Server October 21, 2019 preprint DOI: 10.1101/811885 via bioRxiv
Summary
The study investigates whether near-death experiences (NDE) are more prevalent among individuals with migraine aura, given the associations between NDE, REM sleep intrusion, and migraine symptoms. The findings suggest a potential link between these phenomena, but specific results or data are not provided in the abstract.
Study at a glance
| Population | people with migraine aura |
|---|
Abstract
Background Near-death experiences (NDE) occur with imminent death and in situations of stress and danger but are poorly understood. Evidence suggests that NDE are associated with rapid eye movement (REM) sleep intrusion, a feature of narcolepsy. Previous studies further found REM abnormalities and an increased frequency of dream-enacting behavior in migraine patients, as well as an association between migraine with aura and narcolepsy. We therefore investigated if NDE are more common in people with migraine aura.