• J Headache Pain · Nov 2023

    Serum neurofilament light chain levels in migraine patients: a monocentric case-control study in China.

    • Jie Fang, Jielong Wu, Tengkun Zhang, Xiaodong Yuan, Jiedong Zhao, Liangcheng Zheng, Ganji Hong, Lu Yu, Qing Lin, Xingkai An, Chuya Jing, Qiuhong Zhang, Chen Wang, Zhanxiang Wang, and Qilin Ma.
    • Department of Neurology and Department of Neuroscience, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, 55 Zhenhai Road, Xiamen, 361003, China.
    • J Headache Pain. 2023 Nov 6; 24 (1): 149149.

    PurposeSerum neurofilament light chain (sNfL) can reflect nerve damage. Whether migraine can cause neurological damage remain unclear. This study assesses sNfL levels in migraine patients and explores whether there is nerve damage in migraine.MethodsA case-control study was conducted in Xiamen, China. A total of 138 migraine patients and 70 healthy controls were recruited. sNfL (pg/mL) was measured on the single-molecule array platform. Univariate, Pearson correlation and linear regression analysis were used to assess the relationship between migraine and sNfL levels, with further subgroup analysis by migraine characteristics.ResultsOverall, 85.10% of the 208 subjects were female, with a median age of 36 years. sNfL levels were higher in the migraine group than in the control group (4.85 (3.49, 6.62) vs. 4.11 (3.22, 5.59)), but the difference was not significant (P = 0.133). The two groups showed an almost consistent trend in which sNfL levels increased significantly with age. Subgroup analysis showed a significant increase in sNfL levels in patients with a migraine course ≥ 10 years (β = 0.693 (0.168, 1.220), P = 0.010). Regression analysis results show that age and migraine course are independent risk factors for elevated sNfL levels, and there is an interaction between the two factors. Patients aged < 45 years and with a migraine course ≥ 10 years have significantly increased sNfL levels.ConclusionsThis is the first study to evaluate sNfL levels in migraine patients. The sNfL levels significantly increased in patients with a migraine course ≥ 10 years. More attention to nerve damage in young patients with a long course of migraine is required.© 2023. The Author(s).

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