A possible association between migraine and post-operative epilepsy in patients with intracranial aneurysm.

There are various overlaps between migraine and epilepsy and another is suggested here in patients who develop seizures following surgery for intracranial aneurysm. Of a group of 37 who had this complication, three with a personal history of migraine and three with a family history of the disorder all developed post-operative seizures.